anzünden

Meaning

1. (transitive, weak) to light (anything flammable)
2. (transitive, weak) to strike (a match)
3. (transitive, weak) to set on fire, to set fire to
4. (transitive, weak) to kindle (as in the process of making a camping fire or something comparable)
5. (transitive, weak) to torch (used when referring to arson or the destruction of vehicles by fire)

Concepts

light

kindle

ignite

set fire to

burn

inflame

strike

set on fire

burn up

torch

turn on

set alight

spark

switch on

make tea

cause

brighten

drop

excite

flare

catch fire

light up

make

Synonyms

entfachen

entzünden

anstecken

entflammen

verbrennen

anmachen

zünden

anbrennen

Feuer machen

zündeln

enden

🔚

in Brand setzen

in Brand stecken

reizen

sekkieren

🦡

verursachen

herauslocken

anstekken

Licht anmachen

anzünden lassen

elizitieren

anfachen

auslösen

Brand

🔥

einschalten

erhellen

errichten

Feuer fangen

herbeiführen

hervorlocken

hervorrufen

Translations

encender

allumer

aansteken

enflammer

yakmak

tutuşturmak

incendiar

embraser

prender fuego

prender

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

aamache

Basel-Landschaft

aazinde

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈanˌt͡sʏndən/

Etymology

Compound of an- (“on, at”) + zünden (“to ignite, kindle”). Akin to
Old English ontendan, Swedish antända, Norwegian antenne.