accendere — meaning in English

English meaning

• excite verb To stir up strong feelings in someone, especially enthusiasm or eagerness.
• kindle verb To light or start a fire.
• light noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.
• tend verb To be likely to behave, happen, or turn out in a particular way.

Senses

accendere is used for these senses in English:

• excite (transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
• fire up (intransitive) Of an engine or similar, to start.
• kindle (transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
• light (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
• light (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
• set alight To cause (something) to begin to burn.
• switch on (transitive) To start or enable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
• tend (transitive, now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal) To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.

excite — full definition

1. verb To stir up strong feelings in someone, especially enthusiasm or eagerness.
2. verb In physics, to push an electron up to a higher energy level, or to energize a magnet so it produces a field.

kindle — full definition

1. verb To light or start a fire.
2. verb To arouse or awaken a feeling, such as interest, hope, or passion.

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