ignite

ig·nite

 (ĭg-nīt′)

v. ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing, ig·nites

v.tr.

1.

a. To cause to burn: The spark plug ignites the fuel.

b. To set fire to: faulty wiring ignited the attic.

2.

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

b. To bring about or provoke suddenly; stir up: The news report ignited a controversy.

v.intr.

To begin to burn: had trouble getting the wet tinder to ignite.

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[Late Latin ignīre, ignīt-, from Latin ignis, fire.]

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ig·nit′a·ble, ig·nit′i·ble adj.

ig·nit′er, ig·ni′tor n.

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ignite

(ɪɡˈnaɪt)

vb

1. to catch fire or set fire to; burn or cause to burn

2. (Chemistry) (tr) chem to heat strongly

3. (tr) to stimulate or provoke: the case has ignited a nationwide debate.

[C17: from Latin ignīre to set alight, from ignis fire]

igˈnitable, igˈnitible adj

igˌnitaˈbility, igˌnitiˈbility n

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ig•nite

(ɪgˈnaɪt)

v. -nit•ed, -nit•ing. v.t.

1. to set on fire; cause to burn.

2. Chem. to heat intensely; roast.

3. to arouse; kindle.

v.i.

4. to catch fire; begin to burn.

[1660–70; < Late Latin ignītus, past participle of ignīre to set on fire, ignite, derivative of Latin ignis fire]

ig•nit′a•ble, ig•nit′i•ble, adj.

ig•nit`a•bil′i•ty, ig•nit`i•bil′i•ty, n.

syn: See kindle.

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ignite

Past participle: ignited
Gerund: igniting

Imperative

ignite

ignite

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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 The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas which ignited.

2. set fire to, light, set alight, torch, kindle, touch off, put a match to (informal) The bombs ignited a fire which destroyed some 60 houses.

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ignite

verb

To cause to burn or undergo combustion:

enkindle, fire, kindle, light.

Slang: torch.

Idioms: set afire, set fire to.

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Translations

يُشعِل، يَشتَعِل

zapálit

antændetænde

enflammerallumer

kveikja; kvikna

accendereaccensionechiave dell'accensione

uždegimas

aizdedzinātaizdegties

tenne

ateşlemektutuşmakyakmakyanmak

点燃

ignite

[ɪgˈnaɪt]

A. VT → encender, prender fuego a (LAm)

B. VI → encenderse, prender (LAm)

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ignite

[ɪgˈnaɪt]

vt

(= cause to explode) [+ explosive, firework] → mettre à feu; [+ petrol, combustible material] → faire exploser
A spark ignited the petrol → Une étincelle a fait exploser l'essence.

[+ fire] → provoquer
The bombs ignited a fire which destroyed some 60 houses → Les bombes provoquèrent un incendie qui détruisit 60 maisons.

(= start) [+ revolution, conflict] → déclencher; [+ debate] → faire naître; [+ interest] → éveiller

vi [petrol, gas] → s'enflammer

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ignite

vt → entzünden, anzünden; (Aut) → zünden; (fig) passions, interest → erwecken

vi → sich entzünden, Feuer fangen; (Aut) → zünden

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ignite

[ɪgˈnaɪt]

1. vt (fire, match) → accendere; (wood) → incendiare

2. vi → accendersi

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ignite

(igˈnait) verb

to (cause to) catch fire. Petrol is easily ignited. ontvlam يُشعِل، يَشتَعِل запалвам incendiar zapálit entzündbar tænde; antænde ανάβω, αναφλέγομαι encender, prender fuego süütama, süttima آتش زدن؛ سوزاندن syttyä enflammer להצית सुलगाना paliti meggyújt membakar kveikja; kvikna incendiare, infiammare; prendere fuoco 火がつく 점화하다 už(si)degti aizdedzināt; aizdegties membakar ontbrandentenne, ta fyrzapalić سوڅل، سيځل، لګول، اور اخيستل، ډير تودېدل incendiar a (se) aprinde воспламеняться zapáliť (sa), chytiť sa vneti (se) zapaliti antända, fatta eld ติดไฟ yakmak, ateşlemek; tutuşmak, yanmak 點燃 займатися, загорятися پھونکنا ، جلانا đốt cháy 点燃

ignition (igˈniʃən) noun

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 ignição zapalování die Zündung tænding ανάφλεξη llave de contacto süütevõti افروزگر sytytysvirta allumage מַנגנוֹן הַצָתָה प्रज्वलन starter gyújtószerkezet, gyújtás starter kveikja, kveikjurofi, sviss accensione 点火装置 점화 장치 žvakė aizdedze alat pencucuh ontstekingtenningzapłon بلونه، سوځېدنه، لګونه، تودونه، احتراق: دداخلى احتراق دانجن دلګولو سيستم ignição aprin­dere; con­tact зажигание zapaľovanie naprava za vžig paljenje tändning การจุดระเบิดเชื้อเพลิงของเครื่องยนต์ kontak 點火裝置 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 ignição zapalování das Anzünden tænding ανάφλεξηencendido, arranque süütamine احتراق sytytys allumageהצתה सुलगाना paljenje gyújtás pembakaran kveiking, kviknun accensione 点火 점화 uždegimas aizdedzināšana pencucuhan het ontsteken antennelse, tenning zapalanie احتراق ignição aprindere воспламенение zapaľovanie vžig paljenje antändning กระบวนการเผาไหม้ ateşleme 點火 запалювання; займання چالو کرنے کا عمل sự đốt cháy 发火

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