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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
kindle1 /ˈkɪnd(ə)l/

▶verb

1 light (a flame); set on fire.

2 (with reference to an emotion) arouse or be aroused.

– derivatives
kindler noun.

– origin ME: based on ON kynda, influenced by ON kindill ‘candle, torch’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
kindle2 /ˈkɪnd(ə)l/

▶verb (of a hare or rabbit) give birth.

– origin ME: appar. a frequentative of kind1.

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