kindle.
To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
Meaning & usage
To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
He kindled an enthusiasm for the project in his fellow workers.
To begin to grow or take hold.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English kyndelen, from Old Norse kynda (“to inflame”), from Proto-Germanic *kundijaną.
A group, usually a litter, of kittens, or sometimes cats more generally.
A kindle of kittens.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English kyndel, from kynde + -el. The verb is derived from the noun form by conversion.
To bring forth young; to give birth.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English kyndel, from kynde + -el. The verb is derived from the noun form by conversion.
pregnant
Where this word comes from
From Middle English kyndel, from kynde + -el. The verb is derived from the noun form by conversion.
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