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kindle

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[ kin-dl ]

verb (used with object)

kindled, kindling.
  1. to start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning.

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  2. to set fire to or ignite (fuel or any combustible matter).
  3. to excite; stir up or set going; animate; rouse; inflame:

    He kindled their hopes of victory.

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  4. to light up, illuminate, or make bright:

    Happiness kindled her eyes.



verb (used without object)

kindled, kindling.
  1. to begin to burn, as combustible matter, a light, fire, or flame.
  2. to become aroused or animated.
  3. to become lighted up, bright, or glowing, as the sky at dawn or the eyes with ardor.

kindle

2

[ kin-dl ]

verb (used with object)

kindled, kindling.
  1. (of animals, especially rabbits) to bear (young); produce (offspring).

verb (used without object)

kindled, kindling.
  1. (of animals, especially rabbits) to give birth, as to a litter.

noun

  1. a litter of kittens, rabbits, etc.

kindle

1

/ 藞办瑟苍诲蓹濒 /

verb

  1. to set alight or start to burn
  2. to arouse or be aroused

    the project kindled his interest

  3. to make or become bright
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Kindle

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/ 藞办瑟苍诲蓹濒 /

noun

  1. a portable electronic device for downloading and reading books
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞办颈苍诲濒别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 办颈苍顎僤濒别谤 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of kindle1

First recorded in 1150鈥1200; Middle English kindlen, from Old Norse kynda (compare Old Norse kindill 鈥渢orch, candle鈥) + -le ( def )

Origin of kindle2

First recorded in 1175鈥1225; Middle English kindelen, verb use of kindel 鈥渙ffspring, young,鈥 equivalent to kind- ( Old English gecynd 鈥渙ffspring鈥) + -el; -le, kind 2
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of kindle1

C12: from Old Norse kynda, influenced by Old Norse kyndill candle
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Synonym Study

Kindle, ignite, inflame literally mean to set something on fire. To kindle is to cause something gradually to begin burning; it is often used figuratively: to kindle logs; to kindle someone's interest. To ignite is to set something on fire with a sudden burst of flame; it too is often used figuratively: to ignite straw; to ignite dangerous hatreds. Inflame is most often used figuratively, meaning to intensify, excite, or rouse: to inflame passions.
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The medieval monuments that dotted Baharampur, the city he grew up in, kindled his interest in history and he pursued the subject in college.

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Hawken hopes to mend that separation by helping people discover the flow of carbon in their daily lives and kindle a sense of wonder about it.

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Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.

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Stoke Mandeville is now the permanent lighting point for all Paralympic torches, in the same way the Olympic Flame is kindled at Olympia in Greece.

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As a ploy to infuse his writing with a sense of kindled urgency, Max has begun moonlighting as an escort for older men.

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