enkindle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

enkindle
    v 1: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky
         with oranges and reds" [syn: {kindle}, {enkindle},
         {conflagrate}, {inflame}]
    2: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse
       pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {arouse},
       {elicit}, {enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise},
       {provoke}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Enkindle \En*kin"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enkindled}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Enkindling}.]
   1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle. --Shak.
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   2. To excite; to rouse into action; to incite.
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            To enkindle the enthusiasm of an artist. --Talfourd.
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