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acender — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ignite verb To set something on fire, or to begin burning.
  • kindle verb To light or start a fire.
  • light noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.

Senses

acender is used for these senses in English:

  • ignite (transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
  • ignite (intransitive) to commence burning.
  • 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.
  • turn on (transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

ignite — full definition

  1. verb To set something on fire, or to begin burning.
  2. verb To trigger or start something suddenly, especially strong emotion or conflict.

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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