About The Word Ignite
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Ignite
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What's The Definition Of Ignite?
[v] 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"
[v] cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" [v] start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ignite: catch fire | erupt | fire up | heat | inflame | light | stir up | take fire | wake Related Terms | Find terms related to Ignite: bank | blaze up | burn | conflagrate | enkindle | fan the flame | feed | feed the fire | fire | fire up | flame up | flare up | inflame | kindle | light | light up | rekindle | relight | relume | set fire to | set on fire | spunk up | stir the fire | stoke | stoke the fire | strike a light | take fire | torch | touch off See Also | arouse | burn | catch | change state | combust | conflagrate | elicit | enkindle | enkindle | evoke | ferment | fire | fire up | flare up | inflame | kindle | kindle | light up | provoke | raise | reignite | turn Ignite In Webster's Dictionary \Ig*nite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ignited}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Igniting}.] [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.) 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. To take fire; to begin to burn. |
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