Dictionary entry

Enkindle

Webster's Dictionary 1913

En‐kin″dle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enkindled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Enkindling (?).] 1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle. Shak.

2. To excite; to rouse into action; to incite.

To enkindle the enthusiasm of an artist. Talfourd.