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enkindle
[ en-kin-dl ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to kindle into flame, ardor, activity, etc.
enkindle
/ ɪnˈkɪndəl /
verb
- to set on fire; kindle
- to excite to activity or ardour; arouse
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Derived Forms
- enˈkindler, noun
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- en·kindler noun
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Example Sentences
Let us practise these devotions to enkindle in our hearts a true and ardent love for our sorrowful Mother.
Put it upon thy hand, my beloved, and thou shalt see it enkindle.
As may be seen, the mine was charged: a spark would be sufficient to enkindle an immense fire.
True it is that no blowing can enkindle dead coals, and make a flame where was no spark.
Can she there breathe in that which will enkindle noble ambition to love and serve in a world which so needs love and service?
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