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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. cause to start burning;
- Example: "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
[syn: kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame]

2. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
- Example: "arouse pity"
- Example: "raise a smile"
- Example: "evoke sympathy"
[syn: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enkindle \En*kin"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enkindled; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Enkindling.]
   1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle. --Shak.
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   2. To excite; to rouse into action; to incite.
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            To enkindle the enthusiasm of an artist. --Talfourd.
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