enfire

E1N1F4I1R1E1
/ɪnˈfaɪə(ɹ)//ɛnˈfaɪə(ɹ)/

verb

To set on fire.

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Meanings

verbenfire (third-person singular simple present enfires, present participle enfiring, simple past and past participle enfired)

present singular third person enfires · participle present enfiring · participle past enfired · past enfired

  1. archaictransitiveTo set on fire.

    So hard those heavenly beauties he enfired

    1596, Edmund Spenser, A Hymne in Honour of Love

Origin

From en- + fire.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

refineFernieFeinerfineerferine
Cite this entry
APA

enfire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enfire

MLA

“enfire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enfire. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enfire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enfire.

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