ambition vs kindle

ambition

verb
  • To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. 

noun
  • Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people. 

  • An object of an ardent desire. 

  • A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal. 

  • A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things. 

kindle

verb
  • To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc). 

  • To begin to grow or take hold. 

  • To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.). 

  • To bring forth young; to give birth. 

adj
  • pregnant 

noun
  • A group of kittens. 

How often have the words ambition and kindle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )