ignite

ig·nite  (g-nt)

v. ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing, ig·nites

v.tr.

1.

a. To cause to burn.

b. To set fire to.

2. To subject to great heat, especially to make luminous by heat.

3. To arouse the passions of; excite: The insults ignited my anger.

v.intr.

1. To begin to burn.

2. To begin to glow.

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[Late Latin ignre, ignt-, from Latin ignis, fire.]

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ig·nita·ble, ig·niti·ble adj.

ig·niter, ig·nitor n.

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ignite

Verb

[-niting, -nited]

1. to catch fire

2. to set fire to [Latin ignis fire]

ignitable adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	ignite - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" light fire up, light, light up - begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" reignite - ignite anew, as of something burning; "The strong winds reignited the cooling embers" conflagrate, enkindle, kindle, inflame - cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds" combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" light up - ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano" flare up - ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again" blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out - put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
	2.	ignite - start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" blow out - erupt in an uncontrolled manner; "The oil well blew out" catch - start burning; "The fire caught" light up - start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up" combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
	3.	ignite - 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" fire up, stir up, wake, heat, inflame arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" ferment - work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa"

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ignite

verb 1. catch fire, burn, burst into flames, fire, inflame, flare up, take fire

verb 2. set fire to, light, set alight, torch, kindle, touch off, put a match to (informal)

Translations

ignite [ɪgˈnaɪt] vt (= set fire to) → encender

vi → encenderse

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ignite [ɪgˈnaɪt] vt → mettre le feu à, enflammer

vi → s'enflammer

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ignite [ɪgˈnaɪt] vt → entzünden

vi → sich entzünden

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ignite [ɪgˈnaɪt] vt → accendere

vi → accendersi

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ignite

v ignite [igˈnait]

to (cause to) catch fire Petrol is easily ignited. ontvlam يُشعِل، يَشتَعِل запалвам zapálit tænde; antænde entzündbar ανάβω, αναφλέγομαι encender, prender fuego süütama, süttima آتش زدن؛ سوزاندن sytyttää, syttyä (s')enflammer להצית सुलगाना paliti meggyújt membakar kveikja; kvikna incendiare, infiammare; prendere fuoco 火がつく 불이 붙다[] už(si)degti aizdedzināt; aizdegties membakar (doen) ontbranden (an)tenne, ta fyr zapalić (się) incendiar a (se) aprinde воспламеняться zapáliť (sa), chytiť sa vneti (se) zapaliti antända, fatta eld ก่อไฟ yakmak, ateşlemek; tutuşmak, yanmak 點燃 займатися, загорятися پھونکنا ، جلانا đốt cháy 点燃

n ignition [igˈniʃən]

1 the instrument in a car etc which ignites the petrol in the engine He switched on the car's ignition. ontsteking مِفْتاح الإشْعال في السَّيّارَه запалване zapalování tænding die Zündung ανάφλεξη llave de contacto süütevõti افروزگر virtalukko allumage מַנגנוֹן הַצָתָה प्रज्वलन starter gyújtószerkezet, gyújtás starter kveikja, kveikjurofi, sviss accensione 点火装置 점화 장치 žvakė aizdedze alat pencucuh ontsteking tenning zapłon ignição aprin­dere; con­tact зажигание zapaľovanie naprava za vžig paljenje tändning การจุดระเบิดเชื้อเพลิงของเครื่องยนต์ kontak 發火裝置 запалювання موٹر کی چابی جس سے انجن کو چالو کرتے ہیں bộ phận đánh lửa 发火装置

2 the act of igniting. ontsteek إشْعال запалване zapalování tænding das Anzünden ανάφλεξη encendido, arranque süütamine احتراق sytytys allumage הַצָתָה सुलगाना paljenje gyújtás pembakaran kveiking, kviknun accensione 点火 점화 uždegimas aizdedzināšana pencucuhan het ontsteken antennelse, tenning zapalanie ignição aprindere воспламенение zapaľovanie vžig paljenje antändning กระบวนการเผาไหม้ ateşleme 發火 запалювання; займання چالو کرنے کا عمل sự đốt cháy 发火