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1. Catch fire
   "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles";
   - inflame
    
2. Cause to start burning
   "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds";
   - enkindle [literary], conflagrate, inflame
    
3. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   "kindle pity";
   - arouse, elicit, enkindle [literary], evoke, fire, raise, provoke

Derived forms: kindled, kindles, kindling

Type of: create, flare up, ignite, light, make

Encyclopedia: Kindle