enfire en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈfaɪə(ɹ)/
- /ɛnˈfaɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From en- + fire.
Meanings
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(archaic, transitive) To set on fire.
So hard those heavenly beauties he enfired
1596, Edmund Spenser, A Hymne in Honour of Love:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enfires | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| enfired | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enfired | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| enfiring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |