enkindle

His father gave him lessons about it but then stopped: “He could not enkindle in the heart of the child what was ashes in his own.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021

Minardi fought to enkindle the Catholic faith in youth — and he never gave up for the 70 years he was Ozzano’s parish priest, until coronavirus killed him at 94.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2020

Friendly and exuberant “Let your wisdom enkindle others” “Looking forward for an everlasting scientific relationship!”

From Nature ● Dec. 13, 2016

That he could not enkindle in the heart of the child what was ashes in his own.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Nativity alone, however, is not often sufficient to enkindle the fire of patriotism in our hearts.

From Japan and the California Problem by Toyokichi Iyenaga

The settings, enkindled by Jennifer Tipton’s lighting, are sketched against a lyrical, abstract background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

With the sympathies of the world thus enkindled, there are none who would wish to withhold our rights.

From Unfettered A Novel by Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) Griggs

When a light from within had enkindled the flame,—

From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Louisa Morgan

She passed up the stairs after the others, her arms filled with Angelica's wraps, and her plain young face enkindled with sympathy and compassion.

From The Builders by Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow

It extinguished in midnight gloom the light of civilization and science, which had just been enkindled on those dreary shores.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various

He ran the match crackling along the underside of the table and fell to enkindling his cigar.

From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

"Oh, for the art to petrify it!" he added, with an expressive gesture, the furore of the artist rapidly enkindling.

From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Henry Lunettes

Thus ending, on the shrine he heap'd a spire Of teeming sweets, enkindling sacred fire; Anon he stain'd the thick and spongy sod With wine, in honour of the shepherd-god.

From Endymion A Poetic Romance by John Keats

Attached to arrows and javelins, and in great balls glowing with intensity of flame which water would not quench, it was thrown into the boats of the Russians, enkindling conflagration and exciting terror indescribable.

From The Empire of Russia by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

M.I.E.E., who had the rare gift of enkindling the imagination of his pupils.

From Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose