"accend" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ækˈsɛnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-accend.wav [US] Forms: accends [present, singular, third-person], accending [participle, present], accended [participle, past], accended [past]
Etymology: From Middle English accenden, from Latin accendere (“to kindle”), formed from ad- + candere (“to shine”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|accenden}} Middle English accenden, {{der|en|la|accendere||to kindle}} Latin accendere (“to kindle”), {{m|la|ad-}} ad-, {{m|la|candere||to shine}} candere (“to shine”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} accend (third-person singular simple present accends, present participle accending, simple past and past participle accended)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To set on fire; to kindle. Tags: obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Fire Derived forms: accendible Related terms: accensed

Inflected forms

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