Meaning of IGNITE
| Pronunciation: | | ig'nIt
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | catch fire, erupt, fire up, heat, inflame, light, stir up, take fire, wake |
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| | Antonyms: | | extinguish, quench | | |
| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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