kindle
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old Norse kynda
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[edit] Noun
kindle (plural kindles)
- (obsolete) A collective term for a group of kittens.
- A kindle of kittens.
[edit] Verb
kindle (third-person singular simple present kindles, present participle kindling, simple past and past participle kindled)
- (transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
- Please kindle a fire in the barbecue.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
- And then it was that I first perceived the danger in which I stood; for there was no hope of kindling a light, and I doubted now whether even in the light I could ever have done much to dislodge the great slab of slate.
- (transitive, figuratively) To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
- He kindled an enthusiasm for the project in his fellow workers.
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[edit] Antonyms
- (to start a fire): douse, extinguish
- (to arouse): dampen
[edit] Translations
to start (a fire)
to arouse
