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1. Material for starting a fire
   - tinder, touchwood, spunk [N. Amer], punk [N. Amer]
    
2. The act of setting something on fire
   - ignition, firing, lighting, inflammation

1. Catch fire
   "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
   - inflame
    
2. Cause to start burning
   "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
   - enkindle, conflagrate, inflame
    
3. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   "kindle pity"
   - arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

Derived forms: kindlings

Type of: burning, combustion, create, flare up, ignite, igniter, ignitor, light, lighter, make

Encyclopedia: Kindle