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incendiar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ignite verb To set something on fire, or to begin burning.
  • torch noun A small portable light powered by a battery (British usage); in American English, a stick with a flaming end used as a light source.

Senses

incendiar is used for these senses in English:

  • burn down (transitive) To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.
  • ignite (transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
  • set fire to To cause (something) to be on fire; to set (something) alight. [16th c.]
  • set on fire (transitive) To cause to begin to burn.
  • torch (figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.

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.

torch — full definition

  1. noun A small portable light powered by a battery (British usage); in American English, a stick with a flaming end used as a light source.
  2. verb To deliberately set fire to something, especially as an act of arson.

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