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kindled
kin·dle 1 K0064200 (kĭn′dl)v. kin·dled, kin·dling, kin·dles v.tr.1. a. To build or fuel (a fire).b. To set fire to; ignite.2. To cause to glow; light up: The sunset kindled the skies.3. To arouse (an emotion, for example): "No spark had yet kindled in him an intellectual passion" (George Eliot).v.intr.1. To catch fire; burst into flame.2. To become bright; glow.3. To become inflamed.4. To be stirred up; rise.
[Middle English kindelen (influenced by kindelen, to give birth to, cause), probably from Old Norse kynda.]
kin′dler n.
kin·dle 2 K0064200 (kĭn′dl)intr.v. kin·dled, kin·dling, kin·dles To give birth to young. Used especially of rabbits.n. A brood or litter, especially of kittens.
[Middle English kindelen, from kindel, offspring, from Old English gecynd; see kind2.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | kindled - set afire; "the ignited paper"; "a kindled fire"enkindled, ignitedlighted, lit - set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker" |
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