The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kindle \Kin"dle\, v. t. & i. [OE. kindlen, cundlen. See Kind.]
   To bring forth young. [Obs.] --Shak.
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         The poor beast had but lately kindled.   --Holland.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kindle \Kin`dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kindled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Kindling.] [Icel. kyndill candle, torch; prob. fr. L.
   candela; cf. also Icel. kynda to kindle. Cf. Candle.]
   1. To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to
      cause to begin burning; to start; to light; as, to kindle
      a match, or shavings.
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            His breath kindleth coals.            --Job xii. 21.
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   2. Fig.: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke;
      to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to
      incite; as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle the flame
      of love, or love into a flame.
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            So is a contentious man to kindle strife. --Prov.
                                                  xxvi. 21.
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            Nothing remains but that I kindle the boy thither.
                                                  --Shak.
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            Kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam.
                                                  --Milton.
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            Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.
                                                  --Dryden.

   Syn: Enkindle; light; ignite; inflame; provoke; excite;
        arouse; stir up.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kindle \Kin"dle\ (k[i^]n"d'l), v. i.
   1. To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a
      flame.
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            When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not
            be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
                                                  --Is. xliii.
                                                  2.
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   2. (Fig.): To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated;
      to be roused or exasperated.
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            On all occasions where forbearance might be called
            for, the Briton kindles, and the Christian gives
            way.                                  --I. Taylor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

kindle
    v 1: catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled,
         spreading the flames for miles" [syn: kindle, inflame]
    2: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with
       oranges and reds" [syn: kindle, enkindle, conflagrate,
       inflame]
    3: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse
       pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: arouse,
       elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise,
       provoke]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

113 Moby Thesaurus words for "kindle":
   agitate, anger, animate, annoy, arouse, awake, awaken, bank,
   bestir, blaze, blaze up, blow the coals, blow up, burn, call forth,
   call up, challenge, conflagrate, dynamize, electrify, energize,
   enkindle, enliven, enrage, excite, exhilarate, fan, fan the fire,
   fan the flame, feed, feed the fire, fire, fire up, flame, flame up,
   flare, flare up, foment, frenzy, galvanize, glow, goad, hearten,
   heat, ignite, impassion, incense, incite, inflame, infuriate,
   inspire, inspirit, instigate, invigorate, jazz up, jolt, key up,
   lather up, light, light the fuse, light up, liven, madden, move,
   overexcite, pep up, perk up, prick, prompt, provoke, quicken,
   rally, rekindle, relight, relume, rouse, set astir, set fire to,
   set off, set on fire, shake up, snap up, spark, spunk up, spur,
   steam up, stimulate, stir, stir the blood, stir the embers,
   stir the feelings, stir the fire, stir up, stoke, stoke the fire,
   strike a light, summon up, take fire, torch, touch off, trigger,
   turn on, vitalize, wake, wake up, waken, warm, warm the blood,
   whet, whip up, work into, work up, zip up