资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   2. To excite; to rouse into action; to incite.

            To enkindle the enthusiasm of an artist. --Talfourd.