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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKindle
/ˈkɪndəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To arouse or inspire an emotion or feeling.
"The speech helped to kindle hope among the refugees."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Middle English kyndlen, from Old Norse kynda 'to burn, kindle', akin to Old Norse kyndill 'torch', from Latin candēre 'to shine'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kindle" is said worldwide
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enflammer
Transliteration: enflammer
"Cette étincelle peut enflammer tout le bois."
entfachen
Transliteration: entfachen
"Das Feuer wird die Hoffnung im Herzen entfachen."
accendere
Transliteration: accendere
"Le sue parole hanno saputo accendere la passione."
encender
Transliteration: encender
"El libro logró encender su imaginación."
incendiar
Transliteration: incendiar
"A discussão conseguiu incendiar os ânimos."
प्रज्वलित करना
Transliteration: prajvalit karna
"इस भाषण ने युवाओं में नई उम्मीद प्रज्वलित की।"
点燃
Transliteration: diǎnrán
"这场演讲点燃了他们心中的希望。"
불을 붙이다
Transliteration: bureul butida
"그의 이야기는 사람들의 마음에 열정을 불러일으켰다."
火をつける
Transliteration: hi o tsukeru
"その本は彼女の心に情熱の火をつけた。"
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