"incandesce" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs/, /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs/ Forms: incandesces [present, singular, third-person], incandescing [participle, present], incandesced [participle, past], incandesced [past]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: Back-formation from incandescent or from Latin incandescere Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|incandescent}} Back-formation from incandescent Head templates: {{en-verb}} incandesce (third-person singular simple present incandesces, present participle incandescing, simple past and past participle incandesced)
  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become incandescent, especially by the application of heat. Tags: ambitransitive Translations (To make or become incandescent): нажежавам (nažežavam) (Bulgarian)

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