adj
Meaning 1
pregnant
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
kindle
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈkɪn.dəl/
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CMU ARPABET: K IH1 N D AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A group of kittens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective, rare
Examples
- A kindle of kittens.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fire, ignite, inflame, set on fire
Antonyms: douse, extinguish
verb
Meaning 5
To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
Examples
- He kindled an enthusiasm for the project in his fellow workers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arouse, inspire, animate, awaken, beghast, leaven, bright, brighten, cheer, energize, enliven, enthuse, exalt, excite, fire up, ginger, ginger up, inflame, invigorate, inspirit, jazz, kindle, liven, liven up, perk up, quicken, spice, spice up, stimulate, vitalise, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about, draw, drive, encourage, egg on, engender, evoke, foment, goad, grill, ignite, impel, incite, induce, instigate, invoke, lash, motive, motivate, move, obligate, oblige, push, promote, prompt, provoke, rouse, set off, spark off, spur, spur on, stir, stir up, stoke, tempt, urge, whet, whip up
Antonyms: dampen
verb
Meaning 6
To begin to grow or take hold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
To bring forth young; to give birth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 8
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: make, create
Narrower terms: strike a chord, touch a chord, invite, ask for, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up, stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir, anger, upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit, shame, hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite, overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake, interest
verb
Meaning 9
cause to start burning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enkindle, conflagrate, inflame
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ignite, light
Narrower terms: rekindle
verb
Meaning 10
catch fire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inflame
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flare up
History
Etymology
From Middle English kyndel, from kynde + -el. The verb is derived from the noun form by conversion.
From Middle English kyndelen, from Old Norse kynda (“to inflame”), from Proto-Germanic *kundijaną.
Across languages
Translations
162 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: котило (kotilo) — group of kittens
- Chinese Mandarin: 窩 /窝 (wō) — group of kittens
- Dutch: nest — group of kittens
- Finnish: kissapentue — group of kittens
- French: portée — group of kittens
- Vietnamese: đàn — group of kittens
- Arabic: شَعَّلَ (šaʕʕala) — to start (a fire)
- Armenian: վառել (vaṙel) — to start (a fire)
- Armenian: արծարծել (arcarcel) — to start (a fire)
- Asturian: prender — to start (a fire)
- Asturian: atizar — to start (a fire)
- Asturian: allumar — to start (a fire)
- Bulgarian: запалвам (zapalvam) — to start (a fire)
- Chinese Mandarin: 點燃 /点燃 (diǎnrán) — to start (a fire)
- Chinese Mandarin: 點火 /点火 (diǎnhuǒ) — to start (a fire)
- Ngazidja Comorian: upatsa — to start (a fire)
- Cornish: dewi — to start (a fire)
- Czech: zažehnout — to start (a fire)
- Czech: zapálit — to start (a fire)
- Czech: rozdělat (oheň) — to start (a fire)
- Danish: tænde — to start (a fire)
- Danish: fænge — to start (a fire)
- Dutch: aansteken — to start (a fire)
- Esperanto: ekbruligi — to start (a fire)
- Esperanto: fajrigi — to start (a fire)
- Esperanto: incendii — to start (a fire)
- Estonian: läitma — to start (a fire)
- Estonian: süütama — to start (a fire)
- Estonian: käivitama — to start (a fire)
- Even: нулу- (nulu-) — to start (a fire)
- Evenki: нул- (nul-) — to start (a fire)
- Finnish: sytyttää — to start (a fire)
- French: allumer — to start (a fire)
- Galician: acender — to start (a fire)
- Galician: prender — to start (a fire)
- Galician: encender — to start (a fire)
- Georgian: ანთება (anteba) — to start (a fire)
- Georgian: დანთება (danteba) — to start (a fire)
- Georgian: მოკიდება (moḳideba) — to start (a fire)
- Georgian: აალება (aaleba) — to start (a fire)
- German: anzünden — to start (a fire)
- German: entfachen — to start (a fire)
- Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tandjan) — to start (a fire)
- Greek: ανάβω (anávo) — to start (a fire)
- Ancient Greek: ἅπτω (háptō) — to start (a fire)
- Ancient Greek: αἴθω (aíthō) — to start (a fire)
- Hungarian: meggyújt — to start (a fire)
- Ido: acendar — to start (a fire)
- Ingrian: virittää — to start (a fire)
- Ingrian: syttää — to start (a fire)
- Ingrian: sytyttää — to start (a fire)
- Irish: fadaigh — to start (a fire)
- Irish: adhain — to start (a fire)
- Italian: accendere — to start (a fire)
- Japanese: 点じる (tenjiru) — to start (a fire)
- Japanese: 点ずる (tenzuru) — to start (a fire)
- Japanese: 点火する (tenka-suru) — to start (a fire)
- Japanese: 引火する (inka-suru) — to start (a fire)
- Korean: 불붙이다 (bulbuchida) — to start (a fire)
- Kyrgyz: тамызуу (tamızuu) — to start (a fire)
- Latin: incendō — to start (a fire)
- Latin: accendō — to start (a fire)
- Macedonian: за́пали (zápali) — to start (a fire)
- Macedonian: ра́згори (rázgori) — to start (a fire)
- Macedonian: по́тпали (pótpali) — to start (a fire)
- Māori: tungi — to start (a fire)
- Māori: tutungi — to start (a fire)
- Māori: tungitungi — to start (a fire)
- Māori: maina — to start (a fire)
- Māori: tahu — to start (a fire)
- Māori: whakakā — to start (a fire)
- Old English: ǣlan — to start (a fire)
- Old English: onǣlan — to start (a fire)
- Persian: افروختن (afrôxtan) — to start (a fire)
- Persian: روشن کردن (rowšan kardan) — to start (a fire)
- Polish: rozpalać — to start (a fire)
- Polish: rozpalić — to start (a fire)
- Portuguese: acender — to start (a fire)
- Rapa Nui: kā — to start (a fire)
- Romanian: ațâța — to start (a fire)
- Romanian: aprinde — to start (a fire)
- Russian: разжига́ть (razžigátʹ) — to start (a fire)
- Russian: разже́чь (razžéčʹ) — to start (a fire)
- Russian: зажига́ть (zažigátʹ) — to start (a fire)
- Russian: заже́чь (zažéčʹ) — to start (a fire)
- Russian: запа́ливать (zapálivatʹ) — to start (a fire)
- Russian: запали́ть (zapalítʹ) — to start (a fire)
- Russian: раста́пливать (rastáplivatʹ) — to start (a fire)
- Russian: растопи́ть (rastopítʹ) — to start (a fire)
- Sanskrit: छर्दति (chardati) — to start (a fire)
- Serbo-Croatian: potpaliti — to start (a fire)
- Serbo-Croatian: zapaliti — to start (a fire)
- Sicilian: addumari — to start (a fire)
- Spanish: encender — to start (a fire)
- Swedish: tända — to start (a fire)
- Ukrainian: розпалити (rozpalyty) — to start (a fire)
- Ukrainian: запалити (zapalyty) — to start (a fire)
- Venetan: inpiar — to start (a fire)
- Venetan: inpiẑar — to start (a fire)
- Venetan: impisare — to start (a fire)
- Vietnamese: nhóm — to start (a fire)
- Walloon: esprinde — to start (a fire)
- Walloon: aloumer — to start (a fire)
- Armenian: արծարծել (arcarcel) — to arouse
- Bulgarian: разпалвам (razpalvam) — to arouse
- Chinese Mandarin: 喚起 /唤起 (huànqǐ) — to arouse
- Chinese Mandarin: 激起 (jīqǐ) — to arouse
- Cornish: dewi — to arouse
- Czech: zažehnout — to arouse
- Czech: podnítit — to arouse
- Czech: roznítit — to arouse
- Czech: vzbudit — to arouse
- Czech: probudit (emoce) — to arouse
- Danish: vække — to arouse
- Danish: sætte i brand — to arouse
- Danish: ophidse — to arouse
- Dutch: opwekken — to arouse
- Dutch: opwinden — to arouse
- Estonian: sütitama — to arouse
- Estonian: kütkestama — to arouse
- Estonian: innustama — to arouse
- Finnish: sytyttää — to arouse
- Finnish: kiihottaa — to arouse
- French: exalter — to arouse
- French: inspirer — to arouse
- French: susciter — to arouse
- Galician: incitar — to arouse
- Galician: suscitar — to arouse
- Georgian: აგზნება (agzneba) — to arouse
- German: entfachen — to arouse
- Greek: εξάπτω (exápto) — to arouse
- Greek: ανάβω (anávo) — to arouse
- Hungarian: feltüzel — to arouse
- Italian: eccitare — to arouse
- Italian: infuocare — to arouse
- Italian: suscitare — to arouse
- Macedonian: ра́спали (ráspali) — to arouse
- Old English: onǣlan — to arouse
- Persian: برانگیختن (barângixtan) — to arouse
- Polish: wzniecać — to arouse
- Polish: wzniecić — to arouse
- Portuguese: inspirar — to arouse
- Portuguese: suscitar — to arouse
- Romanian: inspira — to arouse
- Romanian: suscita — to arouse
- Romanian: stârni — to arouse
- Russian: разжига́ть (razžigátʹ) — to arouse
- Russian: разже́чь (razžéčʹ) — to arouse
- Russian: зажига́ть (zažigátʹ) — to arouse
- Russian: заже́чь (zažéčʹ) — to arouse
- Sanskrit: छर्दति (chardati) — to arouse
- Scottish Gaelic: beothaich — to arouse
- Serbo-Croatian: zapaliti — to arouse
- Swedish: tända — to arouse
- Swedish: väcka — to arouse
- Ukrainian: запалити (zapalyty) — to arouse
- Ukrainian: розпалити (rozpalyty) — to arouse
- Chinese Mandarin: 分娩 (fēnmiǎn) — bring forth young
- Dutch: werpen — bring forth young
- Estonian: poegima — bring forth young
- Finnish: synnyttää — bring forth young
- French: mettre bas — bring forth young
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