encender

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin incendere. Cognate with English incense. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enθenˈdeɾ/ [ẽn̟.θẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ensenˈdeɾ/ [ẽn.sẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: en‧cen‧der === Verb === encender (first-person singular present enciendo, first-person singular preterite encendí, past participle encendido) to light, ignite Synonyms: prender, acender (obsolete) Antonym: apagar to turn on, switch on, power up Synonyms: prender, acender (obsolete) Antonym: apagar (reflexive) to burn, have a burning sensation ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “encender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “encender”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010