Kindle

v. t. or i. [A-S. cennan, to beget.] To bring forth; to produce. [Obs.] The poor beast had but lately kindled, and her young whelps were fallen into a ditch. Holland.

(kĭn'dl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. KINDLED; p. pr. & vb. n. KINDLING.] [Icel. & O. Sw. kinda, to kindle; W. cynneu, allied to Lat. candēre, candēre, in accendere, incendere. See ACCEND.] 1. To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to light; as, to kindle a fire. What if the breath, that kindled those grim fires, Awaked, should blow them into sevenfold rage, And plunge us in the flames? Milton. 2. To inflame, as the passions; to exasperate; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle resentment; to kindle the flame of love, or love into a flame. So is a contentious man to kindle strife. Prov. xxvi. 21. The brazen trumpets kindle rage no more. Pope.

(kĭn'dl), v. i. 1. To take fire; to begin to burn with flame.

When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Isa. xliii. 2.

2Sense 2. To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated; to be roused or exasperated.

On all occasions when forbearance might be called for, the Briton kindles, and the Christian gives way. I. Taylor.