ENKINDLING

Verb

enkindling

present participle of enkindle

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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