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enfire

/ɪnˈfaɪə(ɹ)/

enfire verb: to set on fire.

Verb

enfire (third-person singular simple present enfires, present participle enfiring, simple past and past participle enfired)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To set on fire.
    • So hard those heavenly beauties he enfired1596, Edmund Spenser, A Hymne in Honour of Love

Forms of enfire

third-person singular presentenfires
present participleenfiring
past participleenfired
pastenfired

Origin of enfire

From en- + fire.

Questions about enfire

What does enfire mean?
Enfire means to set on fire.
What part of speech is enfire?
Enfire is a verb.
How do you pronounce enfire?
Enfire is pronounced /ɪnˈfaɪə(ɹ)/.
What is the past tense of enfire?
The past tense of enfire is enfired.

Words near enfire in the dictionary

  1. enfiled
  2. enfiles
  3. enfiling
  4. Enfinger
  5. Enfingers
  6. enfire
  7. enfired
  8. enfires
  9. enfiring
  10. enfix
  11. enfixed

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