accendersi

Definitions of accendersi
  1. verb
    start to burn or burst into flames
    synonyms: incendiarsi, infiammarsi, prendere fuoco
    ardere
    cause to burn or combust
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    prendere fuoco
    start to burn with a bright flame
  2. verb
    start to burn with a bright flame
    synonyms: prendere fuoco
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    type of:
    incendiarsi, infiammarsi, prendere fuoco
    start to burn or burst into flames
  3. verb
    ignite
    synonyms: ardere, irradiare, prendere fuoco
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    type of:
    accendere, appiccare
    cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
  4. verb
    cause to operate by flipping a switch
    synonyms: accendere
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    antonyms:
    spegnere
    cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
  5. verb
    arouse or excite feelings and passions
    synonyms: accalorare, accalorarsi, eccitare, eccitarsi, infervorarsi, infiammare, infiammarsi, rinfocolare, riscaldare, scaldare, scaldarsi
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    aizzare, attizzare, cagionare, causare, concitare, destare, eccitare, fomentare, istigare, provocare, scatenare, sollevare, suscitare, svegliare
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  6. verb
    emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
    synonyms: lustrare, risplendere
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    baluginare, sfarfallare, sfavillare
    shine unsteadily
    sfolgorare
    shine brightly and intensively
    luccicare
    emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
    ardere
    shine intensely, as if with heat
    battere, picchiare
    glare or strike with great intensity
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