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enkindled

enkindled is the simple past and past participle of enkindle.

Meaning of enkindle

Verb

enkindle (third-person singular simple present enkindles, present participle enkindling, simple past and past participle enkindled)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To kindle; to arouse or evoke.
    • That, trusted home, might yet enkindle you unto the crown, besides the Thane of Cawdor.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Words formed from enkindled

Questions about enkindled

What is enkindled the simple past and past participle of?
Enkindled is the simple past and past participle of enkindle.

Words near enkindled in the dictionary

  1. Enkes
  2. Enkhuizen
  3. Enki
  4. Enkidu
  5. enkindle
  6. enkindled
  7. enkindler
  8. enkindlers
  9. enkindles
  10. enkindling
  11. enknit

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