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To kindle again into flame.

To light or kindle anew.

To rekindle; to light again. Relumed her ancient light, not kindled new. Pope. I know not where is that Promethean heat That can thy light relume. Shak.

To light anew; to rekindle. Shak.

, with a combustible material inclosed in a metallic case, which is inextinguishable when kindled, and scatters its fire on every side.

on. -- To set fire to, or To set on fire, to communicate fire to; fig., to inflame; to enkindle the passions of; to irritate. -- To set flying (Naut.), to hook to halyards, sheets, etc., instead of extending with rings or the like on a stay; -- said of a sail. -- To set forth. (a) To manifest; to offer or present to…

Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage. The anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke agains. that man. Deut. xxix. 20.

to seek; to plead for; as, to solicit an office; to solicit a favor. I view my crime, but kindle at the view, Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. Pope.

That which, like a spark, may be kindled into a flame, or into action; a feeble germ; an elementary principle. "If any spark of life be yet remaining." Shak. "Small intellectual spark." Macaulay. "Vital spark of heavenly flame." Pope. We have here and there a little clear light, some sparks of bright knowledge. Locke.…

To kindle; to burn. [Obs.] Herrick.

To kindle. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.

To kindle; to set on fire. [Obs.] See Tind. "To tine the cloven wood." Dryden. Coals of contention and hot vegneance tind. Spenser.

A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers who used matchlocks, to kindle the match.

A composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to quench; Greek fire. Brimstone, pitch, wildfire . . . burn cruelly, and hard to quench. Bacon.