Verb: kindle kin-d(u)l
- Cause to start burning
"The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds";
- enkindle [literary], conflagrate, inflame
- Catch fire
"The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles";
- inflame
- Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"kindle pity";
- arouse, elicit, enkindle [literary], evoke, raise, provoke
Derived forms: kindles, kindled, kindling
Type of: create, flare up, ignite, light, make
Encyclopedia: Kindle, Bill