This is the 8641st most frequent Catalan word.
encendre
"Encendre" means "to light" or "to turn on."
Here, 'encendre' means 'to turn on' in the sense of activating the light.
Vaig encendre la llum per veure millor.
I turned on the light to see better.
In this instance, 'encendre' denotes 'to ignite' referring to the start of a fire.
El foc es va encendre amb rapidesa.
The fire ignited quickly.
Here, 'encendre' conveys the action of lighting candles with a flame.