enkindle

[ en-kin-dl ]

verb (used with or without object)

, en·kin·dled, en·kin·dling.

1. to kindle into flame, ardor, activity, etc.

enkindle

/ ɪnˈkɪndəl /

verb

1. to set on fire; kindle
2. to excite to activity or ardour; arouse

Derived Forms

• enˈkindler, noun

Other Words From

• en·kindler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enkindle¹

First recorded in 1540–50; en- ¹ + kindle ¹

Example Sentences

He ran the match crackling along the underside of the table and fell to enkindling his cigar.

From New York Times

His father gave him lessons about it but then stopped: “He could not enkindle in the heart of the child what was ashes in his own.”

From New York Times

Minardi fought to enkindle the Catholic faith in youth — and he never gave up for the 70 years he was Ozzano’s parish priest, until coronavirus killed him at 94.

From Washington Times

That he could not enkindle in the heart of the child what was ashes in his own.

From Literature

“The global Islamophobia and the recent discrimination of Muslims with impunity by powerful nations are enkindling fires of hatred in many countries against Islam,” Bo says.

From Time