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Meanings of kindle in English

Portuguese
provocar
Catalan
moure
Spanish
despertar

Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

provocar
Portuguese
acender
Catalan
abrandar
Spanish
encender

Cause to start burning.

acender

To start (a fire).

Synonyms
Examples for "light"
Examples for "light"
1
Please use this number for any future references to this light-bulb issue.
Wired
2
The paper sheds new light on a big issue for technology companies.
Wired
3
With the clear morning light and dry roads, they made good time.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
4
The light at this time of year has a particularly ethereal quality.
The Irish Times
5
He made light of the problem but said he'd talk to Jason.
Escape
Usage of kindle in English
1
Two dry logs and one wet; the dry ones kindle the wet.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and ...
2
Paul determined to kindle a fire in the manner of the negroes.
Paul and Virginia from the French of J.B.H. de Saint Pierre
3
Amazon's kindle application is great, but there's nothing like having some choice.
Reuters
4
The circle closed around Nyoda and she stooped to kindle the fire.
The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit; Or, Over the Top with the Winn...
5
When they reached the steppe, the morning red was beginning to kindle.
What Men Live By, and Other Tales
6
Paul determined to kindle a fire after the manner of the negroes.
Paul and Virginia
7
Of comforting thy limbs in warmth, though thou kindle not a spark.
Life in the Clearings versus the Bush
8
He tried another, and struck it too lightly to kindle the flame.
Man and Wife
9
The final effect of its predecessors had been to kindle this instinct.
Embarrassments
10
This is quite enough to kindle the elements of a female war.
Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
11
But they also frequently kindle fire from the friction of two sticks.
The History of Sumatra / Containing An Account Of The Government...
12
The glaciers on Mount Hood began to kindle as with silver fires.
The Log School-House on the Columbia
13
When it is past, we will kindle the lights, and will eat.
Debit and Credit / Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
14
It shall kindle strife between father and son, between brother and brother.
The Story of Siegfried
15
I intend to kindle a blaze of geological zeal before you return.
Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian ...
16
He suffered a lurking smile to kindle to some strength of meaning.
The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
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Translations for kindle
Kindle through the time
Kindle across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare