in-candesco, dui, 3, v. inch. n., to become warm or hot, to glow, to kindle (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): volat illud (plumbum) et incandescit eundo, Ov. M. 2, 728: vetus accensis incanduit ignibus ara, id. ib. 12, 12: spumis incanduit unda, Cat. 64, 13: tempestas totoque auctumni incanduit aestu, Verg. G. 3, 479: pars magna terrarum alto pulvere incanduit, Plin. Pan. 30, 3: aestas incanduit, Sen. Q. N. 3, 16, 3 (dub.; Haase, incaluit).

—Trop.: studii mei ardor incanduit, was kindled, became strong, Symm. Ep. 1, 90.