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