ignite

[ ig-nahyt ]

/ ɪgˈnaɪt /

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verb (used with object), ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing.

to set on fire; kindle.

Chemistry. to heat intensely; roast.

verb (used without object), ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing.

to take fire; begin to burn.

Words nearby ignite

igneous rock, ignescent, ignimbrite, ignipuncture, ignis fatuus, ignite, igniter, ignition, ignition coil, ignition interlock, ignition key

Origin of ignite

1660–70; < Latin ignītus (past participle of ignīre to set on fire, ignite), equivalent to ign(is) fire + -ītus -ite²

SYNONYMS FOR ignite

1 See kindle¹.

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OTHER WORDS FROM ignite

ig·nit·a·ble, ig·nit·i·ble, adjectiveig·nit·a·bil·i·ty, ig·nit·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·ig·nit·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·ig·nit·a·ble, adjective

non·ig·nit·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·ig·nit·i·ble, adjectivere·ig·nite, verb (used with object), re·ig·nit·ed, re·ig·nit·ing.un·ig·nit·a·ble, adjectiveun·ig·nit·ed, adjectiveun·ig·nit·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for ignite

This regrettable action will, of course, ignite a racial gang war, leaving a heap of bodies in its wake.
Inside 'Sons of Anarchy's' Final Season: Creator Kurt Sutter on the Most Brutal Season Yet|Annaliza Savage|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A great work of fiction involves a certain frisson that occurs when its various components cohere and then ignite.
Nantucket Rich Beach Lit: What Fitzgerald Wrought|Susan Cheever|July 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Fire department officials are not saying what they suspect Burkhart used to ignite the fires.
Los Angeles Serial-Arson Suspect Charged|Christine Pelisek|January 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But fire department officials are not saying what they suspect the arsonist is using to ignite the fires.
What’s Driving L.A. Serial Arsonist to Set Fires?|Christine Pelisek|January 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST

But fire-department officials are not saying what they suspect the arsonist is using to ignite the fires.
Los Angeles Fires: Officials Race to Identify the Arsonist|Christine Pelisek|December 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST
If the wick is too small, the fire may burn back thru the burner and ignite the oil in the bowl.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
Huge masses of burning gas will be hurled forth on the wind and ignite the trees two and three hundred yards distant.
The Boy With the U. S. Foresters|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Put enough fuel, such as alcohol, into a burner to heat it hot enough to change the oil to be used to gas and ignite it.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
The spark is intensely hot, and suffices to ignite the compressed charge in the cylinder.
How it Works|Archibald Williams
Having put out our fire lest it should ignite the whole tree, we once more scrambled back to our former resting-place.
On the Banks of the Amazon|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for ignite

ignite

/ (ɪɡˈnaɪt) /

verb

to catch fire or set fire to; burn or cause to burn

(tr) chem to heat strongly

(tr) to stimulate or provokethe case has ignited a nationwide debate

Derived forms of ignite

ignitable or ignitible, adjectiveignitability or ignitibility, noun

Word Origin for ignite

C17: from Latin ignīre to set alight, from ignis fire

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ignite

verb (used with object), ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing.

verb (used without object), ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing.

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