kindle meaning

Verb: kindle  kindl

1. Catch fire
   "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
   - inflame 
2. Cause to start burning
   "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
   - enkindle, conflagrate, inflame 
3. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   - arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

Derived forms: kindles, kindled, kindling

See also: kindling

Type of: create, flare up, ignite, light, make

Encyclopedia: Kindle

[Medicine]
vi kin·dled; kin·dling : to bring forth young —used chiefly of a rabbit

Examples

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1. his wagon was smashed into kindling wood.
2. the smiths kindled fires in their forges.
3. the meeting did not seem to kindle sparks.
4. her eyes kindled with excitement.
5. no spark had yet kindled in him an intellectual passion.