Kindle

kin·dle   

v. kin·dled, kin·dling, kin·dles

v.tr.

1.         a. To build or fuel (a fire).

b. To set fire to; ignite.

2. To cause to glow; light up: The sunset kindled the skies.

3. To arouse (an emotion, for example): "No spark had yet kindled in him an intellectual passion" (George Eliot).

v.intr.

1. To catch fire; burst into flame.

2. To become bright; glow.

3. To become inflamed.

4. To be stirred up; rise.