kindle

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb catch fire
  2. verb cause to start burning
  3. verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Etymology

From Middle English kyndelen, from Old Norse kynda (“to inflame”), from Proto-Germanic *kundijaną.

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Synonyms

inflame

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