(transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
(transitive, figuratively) To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
(obsolete) To bring forth young; to give birth.
Esimerkit
A kindle of kittens.
And then it was that I first perceived the danger in which I stood; for there was no hope of kindling a light, and I doubted now whether even in the light I could ever have done much to dislodge the great slab of slate.
Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.
Please kindle a fire in the barbecue.
He kindled an enthusiasm for the project in his fellow workers.