ignite
verb (used with object)
to set on fire; kindle.
ignitable
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a word derived from
ignite.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Plaud had earned the title, Guinness clarified in a statement, even though he had used matchsticks without ignitable ends.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said that accelerant detection dogs picked up the smell of an ignitable liquid in the debris pile.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022
“We have a lot of guys that are ignitable and then UD gives you that emotional ignitability,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
The London Fire Brigade said crews attended reports of a car alight and fire investigation dogs were used to "help identify any ignitable substances present".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2021
Taylor raised a baton whose ignitable ends had been reduced to stubs.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
