'Ignite' definitions:

Definition of 'ignite'

(from WordNet)
verb
Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" [syn: ignite, light] [ant: blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out]
verb
Start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate]
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" [syn: inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up]

Definition of 'Ignite'

From: GCIDE
  • Ignite \Ig*nite"\ ([i^]g*n[imac]t"), 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ignite'

From: GCIDE
  • Ignite \Ig*nite"\, v. i. To take fire; to begin to burn. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'ignite'

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