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Verb: enkindle  en'kin-d(u)l
Usage: literary
  1. Cause to start burning
    "The setting sun enkindled the sky with oranges and reds";
    - kindle, conflagrate, inflame
     
  2. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    "enkindle pity";
    - arouse, elicit, kindle, evoke, raise, provoke

Derived forms: enkindled, enkindles, enkindling

Type of: create, ignite, light, make