incend means To inflame; to excite. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Why this word is great
INCEND — [Verb] To set on fire; to inflame or excite, as with passion. From the Latin incendere, incensum (“to kindle, burn”). Unlike “ignite,” which concerns the physics of a spark, or “provoke,” which merely stimulates a reaction, to “incend” is to deliberately conjure a conflagration of spirit or matter. It is the arsonist’s match in dry timber, the demagogue’s lie whispered into a simmering crowd, the glance that torches the past—a quiet art of making the world flammable, then striking the match. We are creatures who can be kindled, and the world traffics in this transformative heat.
verb
- To inflame; to excite.“a line incends his lustfull blood”