Transitive Verbs Ending in IRE and Containing R

Browse 54 valid English transitive verbs ending in IRE and containing R, from Fire, Require, Hire, Desire, Wire, Tire and Acquire to rarer terms. Check definitions and spelling below, or visit our verb grammar guide to study direct object patterns and examples.

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Starts with A
4 words
acquire
admire
attire
acquihire
Starts with B
2 words
backfire
bemire
Starts with C
6 words
conspire
counterfire
crosswire
cofire
coinspire
coadmire
Starts with D
3 words
desire
denshire
disattire
Starts with E
4 words
expire
esquire
enfire
exquire
Starts with F
1 words
fire
Starts with H
3 words
hire
hotwire
hardwire
Starts with I
3 words
inspire
inquire
ire
Starts with M
1 words
mire
Starts with O
3 words
overtire
outfire
outhire
Starts with P
3 words
prefire
prewire
prerequire
Starts with R
10 words
require
retire
rewire
rehire
respire
reacquire
reinspire
refire
rampire
retrofire
Starts with S
3 words
sire
squire
suspire
Starts with T
2 words
tire
transpire
Starts with U
4 words
umpire
unretire
unwire
underfire
Starts with V
1 words
verquire
Starts with W
1 words
wire

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