"enkindle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: enkindles [present, singular, third-person], enkindling [participle, present], enkindled [participle, past], enkindled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} enkindle (third-person singular simple present enkindles, present participle enkindling, simple past and past participle enkindled)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To kindle; to arouse or evoke. Tags: archaic, transitive Translations (kindle; arouse or evoke): запалвам (zapalvam) (Bulgarian), разпалвам (razpalvam) (Bulgarian), anzünden (German), entfachen (German), anstecken (German), запалити (zapalyty) (Ukrainian), розпалити (rozpalyty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-enkindle-en-verb-cc7Mb6Bd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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