Accend

/əkˈsɛnd/ verb

To set on fire or ignite; to kindle or inflame.

From Latin accendere, composed of ad- (to) + candere (to shine or glow). This is the same root that gives us 'candle' and 'incandescent,' all ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to shine.'

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