IGNITE

fire, light, ignite

(verb) start or maintain a fire in; “fire the furnace”

inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up

(verb) arouse or excite feelings and passions; “The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”; “The refugees’ fate stirred up compassion around the world”; “Wake old feelings of hatred”

ignite, light

(verb) cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; “Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter”; “Light a cigarette”

erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate

(verb) start to burn or burst into flames; “Marsh gases ignited suddenly”; “The oily rags combusted spontaneously”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

ignite (third-person singular simple present ignites, present participle igniting, simple past and past participle ignited)

(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)

(transitive) to spark off (something), to trigger

(intransitive) to commence burning.

(chemistry, transitive) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.

Anagrams

• tieing

Source: Wiktionary


Ig*nite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignited; p. pr. & vb. n. Igniting.] Etym: [L. ignitus, p.p. of ignire to ignite, fr. ignis fire. See Igneous.]

1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.

2. (Chem.)

Definition: To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; -- often said of incombustible or infusible substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum.

Ig*nite", v. i.

Definition: To take fire; to begin to burn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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