ignite
[ig-nahyt]
- to set on fire; kindle.
- Chemistry. to heat intensely; roast.
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- to take fire; begin to burn.
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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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Contemporary Examples of reignite
One nabob even seems to have commandeered the challenge to reignite an old grudge.
He tries to reignite his romance with his twin sister, Cersei, but she brushes him aside.
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It is our generation's task, then, to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth – a rising, thriving middle class.
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Talk that Harry and Chelsy might reignite their relationship is given fresh impetus.
Even some flamed-out former bubble markets are starting to reignite.
reignite
- to catch fire or cause to catch fire againthe burners reignited
- to flare up or cause to flare up againto reignite the war
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ignite
- 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
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Word Origin for ignite
C17: from Latin ignīre to set alight, from ignis fire
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Word Origin and History for reignite
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.
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