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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENKIN'DLE, v.t. [from kindle.] To kindle; to set on fire; to inflame; as, to enkindle sparks into a flame. In this literal sense, kindle is generally used.
1. To excite; to rouse into action; to inflame; as, to enkindle the passions into a flame; to enkindle zeal; to enkindle war or discord, or the flames of war.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" [syn: kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame]
2: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke]

Merriam Webster's

verb Date: 1542 transitive verb 1. to set (as fuel) on fire 2. to make bright and glowing intransitive verb to take fire ; flame

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. literary 1 a cause (flames) to flare up. b stimulate (feeling, passion, etc.). 2 inflame with passion.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Enkindle En*kin"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enkindled; p. pr. & vb. n. Enkindling.] 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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Inflame, ignite, kindle, set on fire. 2. Inflame, incite, excite, rouse, stimulate, instigate, provoke, stir up, set on.