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ignite

(ɪgnaɪt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense ignites, present participle igniting, past tense, past participle ignited
1. verb
When you ignite something or when it ignites, it starts burning or explodes.
The bombs ignited a fire which destroyed some 60 houses. [VERB noun]
The blasts were caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited. [VERB]
Synonyms: set fire to, light, set alight, torch More Synonyms of ignite
2. verb
If something or someone ignites your feelings, they cause you to have very strong feelings about something.
[literary]
There was one teacher who really ignited my interest in words. [VERB noun]
The recent fighting in the area could ignite regional passions far beyond the borders. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of ignite

ignite in British English

(ɪɡˈnaɪt)
verb
1. 
to catch fire or set fire to; burn or cause to burn
2. (transitive) chemistry
to heat strongly
3. (transitive)
to stimulate or provoke
the case has ignited a nationwide debate
Derived forms
ignitable (igˈnitable) or ignitible (igˈnitible)
adjective
ignitability (igˌnitaˈbility) or ignitibility (igˌnitiˈbility)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin ignīre to set alight, from ignis fire

ignite in American English

(ɪgˈnaɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: igˈnited or igˈniting
1. 
to set fire to; cause to burn
2. 
to heat to a great degree; make glow with heat
3. 
to arouse the feelings of; excite
verb intransitive
4. 
to catch on fire; start burning
Derived forms
ignitable (igˈnitable)
adjective or igˈnitible
igniter (igˈniter)
noun or igˈnitor
Word origin
< L ignitus, pp. of ignire, to set on fire < ignis: see igneous

Examples of 'ignite' in a sentence
ignite

This ignited my thinking about what the job really entails.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Officials said the fire ignited by the blast was responsible for most of the deaths.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The upshot of the matter was that the civil war ignited other uprisings.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
Further increases are sure to ignite a political row.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And that sounds a bit like putting out one fire and igniting another.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Such an attack would ignite a regional war.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It realised his death in jail would ignite civil war.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He cynically ignited this class war as cover for the failure of his policies.
The Sun (2015)
The move is likely to ignite a row because many head teachers say the new demand is a burden too far.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Its four gas cylinders then ignited.
The Sun (2011)
The driver managed to pull on to the hard shoulder but sparks caused a fire that ignited the chemical it was carrying.
The Sun (2012)
The huge payout could again ignite a row about bankers' bonuses.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The engine ignited the gas and 15 people died.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The Iran case comes close to igniting a similar row.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It included tips on remote control detonation, handgun training and how to ignite forest fires.
The Sun (2012)
Put simply, there was not enough oxygen in either car for the petrol and gas to ignite.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The scheme is likely to ignite fresh anger about excessive pay at banks that came close to collapse and required public money to survive.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The gang inserted a tube into the cash machine in Burnley and flooded it with gas before igniting it with a trigger.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Investigators are still studying the home's wreckage to find the cause of a gas leak which ignited when central heating was turned on.
The Sun (2008)
The move has ignited a furious row, with critics accusing her of building an unhealthy bridge between the seat of power and the media.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
When it comes to keeping my fire ignited, there are four things that I have to do.
Christianity Today (2000)

In other languages
ignite

British English: ignite VERB
When you ignite something or when it ignites, it starts burning or explodes.
The bombs ignited a fire which destroyed some 60 houses.
  • American English: ignite
  • Brazilian Portuguese: acender
  • Chinese: 点燃
  • European Spanish: encender
  • French: allumer
  • German: entzünden
  • Italian: accendere
  • Japanese: 点火する
  • Korean: 불을 붙이다
  • European Portuguese: acender
  • Latin American Spanish: encender

Chinese translation of 'ignite'

ignite

(ɪɡˈnaɪt)

vt

  1. (= cause to burn)
    1. [explosive, petrol] 点(點)燃 (diǎnrán)
    2. [fire] 点(點) (diǎn)
  2. (fig)
    1. [interest, passion] 使激动(動) (shǐ jīdòng)
    2. [war, debate] 激起 (jīqǐ)

vi

  1. 着(著)火 (zháohuǒ)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to catch fire
The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas which ignited.
Synonyms
catch fire
The aircraft caught fire soon after take-off.
burn
He found out he'd won the Lottery, but he'd burnt the ticket.
burst into flames
fire
matches, turpentine and cotton, with which they fired the houses
inflame
They hold the rebels responsible for inflaming the villagers.
flare up
The fire flared up again.
take fire
2 (verb) 
Definition
to set fire to
I ignited a fire as it was getting cold in the cottage.
Synonyms
set fire to
light
He lit the candle with a match.
set alight
torch
The rioters torched the local library.
kindle
I came in and kindled a fire in the stove.
touch off
put a match to (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of burn
Definition
to destroy or be destroyed by fire
He found out he'd won the Lottery, but he'd burnt the ticket.
Synonyms
set on fire,
light,
ignite,
kindle,
incinerate,
reduce to ashes
in the sense of fire
Definition
to kindle or be kindled
matches, turpentine and cotton, with which they fired the houses
Synonyms
set fire to,
torch,
ignite,
set on fire,
kindle,
set alight,
set ablaze,
put a match to,
set aflame,
enkindle,
light
in the sense of flare up
Definition
to burst suddenly into fire
The fire flared up again.
Synonyms
burn,
explode,
blaze,
be on fire,
go up in flames,
be alight,
flame

Nearby words of
ignite

  • if
  • iffy
  • ignis fatuus
  • ignite
  • ignoble
  • ignominious
  • ignominy

Synonyms of 'ignite'

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