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Meaning of kindle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  kindle
      v 1: catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled,
           spreading the flames for miles" [syn: {kindle}, {inflame}]
      2: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with
         oranges and reds" [syn: {kindle}, {enkindle}, {conflagrate},
         {inflame}]
      3: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse
         pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse},
         {elicit}, {enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise},
         {provoke}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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