ignite

[ig-nahyt]

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.

Origin of ignite

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

Related formsig·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, adjectivenon·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

Synonyms for ignite

1. See kindle¹.

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Examples from the Web for re-ignite

Contemporary Examples of re-ignite

El Zomor said his attempts to re-ignite talks between the army and the Brotherhood showed signs of progress.
Egypt's Army and Muslim Brotherhood Are Negotiating, Says Islamist Leader
Jesse Rosenfeld
October 16, 2013

Historical Examples of re-ignite

I re-ignite my extinguished lamp, and take a peep into the studio.
The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba
Walter Goodman

British Dictionary definitions for re-ignite

ignite

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 Formsignitable or ignitible, adjectiveignitability or ignitibility, noun

Word Origin for ignite

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

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Word Origin and History for re-ignite

also reignite, 1863, from re- + ignite. Related: Reignited; reigniting.

ignite

1660s, from Latin ignitus, past participle of ignire "set on fire," from ignis "fire" (see igneous). Attested earlier as an adjective (1550s). Related: Ignited; igniting.