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cender

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese acender (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin accendere (“to kindle or light a fire”). Cognate with Portuguese acender.

IPA(key): /aθenˈdeɾ/ [a.θen̪ˈd̪eɾ]
IPA(key): (standard) /aθenˈdeɾ/ [a.θen̪ˈd̪eɾ]
IPA(key): (seseo) /asenˈdeɾ/ [a.sen̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Hyphenation: a‧cen‧der

acender (first-person singular present acendo, first-person singular preterite acendín, past participle acendido, short past participle aceso)
acender (first-person singular present acendo, first-person singular preterite acendim or acendi, past participle acendido, short past participle aceso, reintegrationist norm)

(transitive) to light (a fire, a match...)
- 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 200:
  eles espantados leuãtarõse moyto agina et acenderõ candeas, et acharõno jazer sen fala et atal como morto
  they, horrified, got up hastily and lighted torches, and found him lying voiceless, as dead
(transitive) to turn on
(intransitive) to light up

Conjugation of acender (irregular short past participle)

Reintegrated conjugation of acender (irregular short past participle) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

| | Singular | Plural | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | First-person(eu) | Second-person(ti / tu) | Third-person(ele / ela / você) | First-person(nós) | Second-person(vós) | Third-person(eles / elas / vocês) | | | Infinitive | | | | | | | | Impersonal | acender | | | | | | | Personal | acender | acenderes | acender | acendermos | acenderdes | acenderem | | Gerund | | | | | | | | | acendendo | | | | | | | | Short past participle | | | | | | | | Masculine | aceso1 | acesos1 | | | | | | Feminine | acesa1 | acesas1 | | | | | | Long past participle | | | | | | | | Masculine | acendido2 | acendidos2 | | | | | | Feminine | acendida2 | acendidas2 | | | | | | Indicative | | | | | | | | Present | acendo | acendes | acende | acendemos | acendedes, acendeis | acendem | | Imperfect | acendia | acendias | acendia | acendíamos | acendíades, acendíeis, _acendíais_3 | acendiam | | Preterite | acendim, acendi | acendeste, _acendeche_3 | acendeu | acendemos | acendestes | acendêrom, acenderam | | Pluperfect | acendera | acenderas | acendera | acendêramos | acendêrades, acendêreis, _acendêrais_3 | acenderam | | Future | acenderei | acenderás | acenderá | acenderemos | acenderedes, acendereis | acenderám, acenderão | | Conditional | acenderia | acenderias | acenderia | acenderíamos | acenderíades, acenderíeis, acenderíais3 | acenderiam | | Subjunctive | | | | | | | | Present | acenda | acendas | acenda | acendamos | acendades, acendais | acendam | | Imperfect | acendesse | acendesses | acendesse | acendêssemos | acendêssedes, acendêsseis | acendessem | | Future | acender | acenderes | acender | acendermos | acenderdes | acenderem | | Imperative | | | | | | | | Affirmative | | acende | acenda | acendamos | acendede, acendei | acendam | | Negative (nom) | nom acendas | nom acenda | nom acendamos | nom acendades, nom acendais | nom acendam | |

aceso
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “acender”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “acender”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “acender”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“acender”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “acender”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “acender”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
“acender”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Inherited from Latin accendere (“kindle or light a fire”).

IPA(key): /a.t͡sẽˈdeɾ/
Rhymes: -eɾ

acender

(transitive) to light a fire
- 13th century, Pero da Ponte, Quem a sesta quiser dormir (facsimile)
  E vedes que bem se guisou
  de fria cozinha teer
  o infançom, ca nom mandou
  des ogan'i fogo acender;
  And you see how much got dressed
  for having a cold kitchen
  the noble knight, that did not order
  this year to light the fire;

Galician: acender
Portuguese: acender
Universo Cantigas - "acender"
accender (pre-standardization spelling)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese acender, from Latin accendere (“to kindle or light a fire”).

(Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.sẽˈde(h)]
(Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.sẽˈde(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.sẽˈde(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.sẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.sẽˈde(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /a.sẽˈde(ɻ)/
(Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sẽˈdeɾ/
(Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sẽˈdeɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sẽˈde.ɾi/
Homophone: ascender (chiefly Brazil)
Hyphenation: a‧cen‧der

acender (first-person singular present acendo, first-person singular preterite acendi, past participle acendido, short past participle aceso)

(transitive) to light (to set fire to)
Synonyms: incendiar, atear/tacar/botar/pôr fogo em
Antonym: apagar
(intransitive) to light up; to catch fire
Synonym: pegar fogo
Antonym: apagar
(transitive) to turn on (to activate a source of light)
Synonym: ligar
Antonyms: desligar, apagar
(intransitive, of a source of light) to be turned on
Synonym: ligar
Antonyms: desligar, apagar
(figurative, transitive) to give birth to (to create or start something that can’t be stopped)

“acender”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“acender”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From Latin accendere.

IPA(key): /aθenˈdeɾ/ [a.θẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /asenˈdeɾ/ [a.sẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: a‧cen‧der

acender (first-person singular present aciendo, first-person singular preterite acendí, past participle acendido)

(archaic) to light, ignite
(archaic) to turn on

Selected combined forms of acender (e-ie alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

| | singular | plural | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | | | | with infinitive acender | dative | acenderme | acenderte | acenderle, acenderse | acendernos | acenderos | acenderles, acenderse | | accusative | acenderme | acenderte | acenderlo, acenderla, acenderse | acendernos | acenderos | acenderlos, acenderlas, acenderse | | | | | | | | | | | | with gerund acendiendo | dative | acendiéndome | acendiéndote | acendiéndole, acendiéndose | acendiéndonos | acendiéndoos | acendiéndoles, acendiéndose | | accusative | acendiéndome | acendiéndote | acendiéndolo, acendiéndola, acendiéndose | acendiéndonos | acendiéndoos | acendiéndolos, acendiéndolas, acendiéndose | | | | | | | | | | | | with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative aciende | dative | aciéndeme | aciéndete | aciéndele | aciéndenos | not used | aciéndeles | | accusative | aciéndeme | aciéndete | aciéndelo, aciéndela | aciéndenos | not used | aciéndelos, aciéndelas | | | | | | | | | | | | with informal second-person singular voseo imperative acendé | dative | acendeme | acendete | acendele | acendenos | not used | acendeles | | accusative | acendeme | acendete | acendelo, acendela | acendenos | not used | acendelos, acendelas | | | | | | | | | | | | with formal second-person singular imperative acienda | dative | aciéndame | not used | aciéndale, aciéndase | aciéndanos | not used | aciéndales | | accusative | aciéndame | not used | aciéndalo, aciéndala, aciéndase | aciéndanos | not used | aciéndalos, aciéndalas | | | | | | | | | | | | with first-person plural imperative acendamos | dative | not used | acendámoste | acendámosle | acendámonos | acendámoos | acendámosles | | accusative | not used | acendámoste | acendámoslo, acendámosla | acendámonos | acendámoos | acendámoslos, acendámoslas | | | | | | | | | | | | with informal second-person plural imperative acended | dative | acendedme | not used | acendedle | acendednos | acendeos | acendedles | | accusative | acendedme | not used | acendedlo, acendedla | acendednos | acendeos | acendedlos, acendedlas | | | | | | | | | | | | with formal second-person plural imperative aciendan | dative | aciéndanme | not used | aciéndanle | aciéndannos | not used | aciéndanles, aciéndanse | | accusative | aciéndanme | not used | aciéndanlo, aciéndanla | aciéndannos | not used | aciéndanlos, aciéndanlas, aciéndanse | |

“acender”, 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

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