Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb incandesce

2 senses of incandesce

Sense 1
incandesce -- (cause to become incandescent or glow; "the lamp was incandesced")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 2
incandesce -- (become incandescent or glow with heat; "an incandescing body")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")