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kindle
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?ndl/
- Rhymes: -?nd?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English kindlen, from Old Norse kynda (“to inflame”), from Proto-Germanic *kundijan?.
Verb
kindle (third-person singular simple present kindles, present participle kindling, simple past and past participle kindled)
- (transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
- 1841, Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales, page 336:
- If a person kindle a fire in the house of another person, let him pay for the house to the owner, if it be burned.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4:
- 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.
- 1841, Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales, page 336:
- (transitive, figuratively) To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
- (intransitive, figuratively) To begin to grow or take hold.
- The doctor now interposed, and prevented the effects of a wrath which was kindling between Jones and Thwackum […]
Synonyms
- (to start a fire): ignite
- (to arouse): arouse, inspire
Antonyms
- (to start a fire): douse, extinguish
- (to arouse): dampen
Translations
Related terms
- enkindle
- kindling
- rekindle
Etymology 2
From Middle English kyndel, from kynde +? -el. The verb is derived from the noun form by conversion.
Noun
kindle (plural kindles)
- (rare, collective) A group of kittens.
Hypernyms
- clowder, glaring
Translations
Verb
kindle (third-person singular simple present kindles, present participle kindling, simple past and past participle kindled)
- (intransitive, of a rabbit or hare) To bring forth young; to give birth.
- 2014, Karen Patry, The Rabbit-Raising Problem Solver, Storey Publishing ?ISBN, page 146:
- If she kindled and lost just a few kits and is not bony over her back and hind end, you can rebreed immediately. If she kindled a large litter (more than, say, eight kits), you may wish to wait a week or two before rebreeding so that she can ...
- The poor beast had but lately kindled.
- 2014, Karen Patry, The Rabbit-Raising Problem Solver, Storey Publishing ?ISBN, page 146:
Translations
Adjective
in kindle (not comparable)
- (of an animal) pregnant
Anagrams
- Kindel, delink, dinkle, inkled, kilned, klined, linked
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actuate
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin ?ctu?tus, perfect passive participle of ?ctu? (“actuate, implement”), from Latin ?ctus, perfect passive participle of ag? (“do, act”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?ækt?u.e?t/, /?æktju.e?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /?ækt?u.e?t/
Verb
actuate (third-person singular simple present actuates, present participle actuating, simple past and past participle actuated)
- (transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
- November 6, 1750, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 67
- Wings, which others were contriving to actuate by the perpetual motion.
- November 6, 1750, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 67
- (transitive) To incite to action; to motivate.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, 2. ed., London, Oxford University Press, 1973. § 11.
- A man in a fit of anger, is actuated in a very different manner from one who only thinks of that emotion.
- Men of the greatest abilities are most fired with ambition; and, on the contrary, mean and narrow minds are the least actuated by it.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, 2. ed., London, Oxford University Press, 1973. § 11.
Derived terms
- actuator
Related terms
- actuation
Translations
See also
- actualise, actualize
Latin
Verb
?ctu?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of ?ctu?
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