"enfire" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈfaɪə(ɹ)/, /ɛnˈfaɪə(ɹ)/ Forms: enfires [present, singular, third-person], enfiring [participle, present], enfired [participle, past], enfired [past]
Etymology: en- + fire Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|fire}} en- + fire Head templates: {{en-verb}} enfire (third-person singular simple present enfires, present participle enfiring, simple past and past participle enfired)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To set on fire. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-enfire-en-verb-E4pbzDYJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

Inflected forms

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