enkindle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to start burning
    inflame; kindle; conflagrate.
    • The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
  2. verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    raise; fire; elicit; arouse; evoke; kindle; provoke.
    • arouse pity
    • raise a smile
    • evoke sympathy

WordNet


En*kin"dle transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Enkindled ; present participle & verbal noun Enkindling
Definitions
  1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle. Shak.
  2. To excite; to rouse into action; to incite.
    To enkindle the enthusiasm of an artist. Talfourd.

Webster 1913