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Definition of Enfire
1. v. t. To set on fire.
Definition of Enfire
1. Verb. (obsolete transitive) To set on fire. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enfire
1. to inflame [v ENFIRED, ENFIRING, ENFIRES] - See also: inflame
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enfire
Literary usage of Enfire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, Henry Hart Milman, William Smith (1862)
"... and, although the enfire sum did not amount to seven hundred florins, a long
arrear was repeatedly incurred by the indigence or policy of the Roman ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1856)
"... representing the Prince Regent with a cup in one hand inscribed “ Peterloo
enfire ;“ and in the other a scroll, “ Thanks to the Butchers of M—. ..."
3. Minor Poets of the Caroline Period by George Saintsbury (1905)
"... 20 Thy flames enfire the bushy heart, yet leave't unsinged. 13 when] This is
not in orig., but there is a space before 'enlivened' (not ..."
4. Report of the Secretary for Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1872)
"enfire districts of that country are depopulated, and tire distress in the cities
is terrible." The immediate causes are thus assigned by the Allgemeine ..."
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