Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Kindle

Kindle , verb, transitive and intransitive

[Old English kindlen, cundlen. See Kind.]

To bring forth young. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
The poor beast had but lately kindled. — Holland

Kindle , transitive verb

[Icelandic kyndill candle, torch; prob. from Latin candela; compare also Icelandic kynda to kindle. Compare Candle.]

1.
To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to cause to begin burning; to start; to light; as, to kindle a match, or shavings.
His breath kindleth coals. — Job xii. 21
2.
Figuratively: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to incite; as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle the flame of love, or love into a flame.
So is a contentious man to kindle strife. — Bible (KJV) - Proverb xxvi. 21
Nothing remains but that I kindle the boy thither. — Shakespeare
Kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam. — Milton
Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. — Dryden

Kindle (kin"d'l) , intransitive verb

1.
To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a flame.
When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. — Is. xliii. 2
2.
To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated; to be roused or exasperated. [Figurative]
On all occasions where forbearance might be called for, the Briton kindles, and the Christian gives way. — I. Taylor