kindle(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
(verb) cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
(verb) catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
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