ACCEND

Etymology

Verb

accend (third-person singular simple present accends, present participle accending, simple past and past participle accended)

(transitive, obsolete) To set on fire; to kindle.

Anagrams

• Deccan

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cend", v. t. Etym: [L. accendere, accensum, to kindle; ad + candère to kindle (only in compounds); rel. to candere to be white, to gleam. See Candle.]

Definition: To set on fire; to kindle. [Obs.] Fotherby.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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