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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024kin•dle1 /ˈkɪndəl/USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling. - to start (a fire);
cause (a flame or blaze) to begin burning: [~ + object]to kindle a fire.[no object]The wood did not kindle easily. - to (cause to) become aroused, excited, animated, or stirred up: [~ + object]The promise of a bonus kindled their interest.[no object]Their interest kindled and grew.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024kin•dle1 (kin′dl),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling. v.t. - to start (a fire);
cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning. - to set fire to or ignite (fuel or any combustible matter).
- to excite;
stir up or set going;
animate;
rouse;
inflame:He kindled their hopes of victory. - to light up, illuminate, or make bright:Happiness kindled her eyes.
v.i. - to begin to burn, as combustible matter, a light, fire, or flame.
- to become aroused or animated.
- to become lighted up, bright, or glowing, as the sky at dawn or the eyes with ardor.
- Old Norse kynda; compare Old Norse kindill torch, candle
- Middle English kindlen 1150–1200
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. fire, light. Kindle, ignite, inflame imply setting something on fire. To kindle is esp. to cause something gradually to begin burning; it is often used figuratively:to kindle someone's interest.To ignite is to set something on fire with a sudden burst of flame:to ignite dangerous hatreds.Inflame is now found chiefly in figurative uses, as referring to unnaturally hot, sore, or swollen conditions in the body, or to exciting the mind by strong emotion:The wound was greatly inflamed.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arouse, awaken, bestir, incite, stimulate.
kin•dle2 (kin′dl),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling, n. v.t. - Zoology(of animals, esp. rabbits) to bear (young);
produce (offspring).
v.i. - Zoology(of animals, esp. rabbits) to give birth, as to a litter.
n. - Zoologya litter of kittens, rabbits, etc.
- 1175–1225; Middle English kindelen, verb, verbal use of kindel offspring, young, equivalent. to kind- (Old English gecynd offspring; see kind2) + -el -le
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kindle /ˈkɪndəl/ vb - to set alight or start to burn
- to arouse or be aroused: the project kindled his interest
- to make or become bright
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old Norse kynda, influenced by Old Norse kyndill candleˈkindler n |