Definition of 'ignite'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense ignites
, present participle igniting
, past tense, past participle ignited
1. verb
2. verb
If something or someone ignites your feelings, they cause you to have very strong feelings about something.
[literary]
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ignite in British English
verb
2. (transitive) chemistry
to heat strongly
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Derived forms
ignitable (igˈnitable) or ignitible (igˈnitible) adjective
ignitability (igˌnitaˈbility) or ignitibility (igˌnitiˈbility)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Latin ignīre to set alight, from ignis fire
Word Frequency
ignite in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: igˈnited or igˈniting
1.
to set fire to; cause to burn
verb intransitive
4.
to catch on fire; start burning
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Derived forms
ignitable (igˈnitable)
adjective or igˈnitible
igniter (igˈniter)
noun or igˈnitor
Word Frequency
ignite in American English
(ɪɡˈnait) (verb -nited, -niting)
SYNONYMS 1. See kindle1.
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Derived forms
ignitable or ignitible adjective
ignitability or ignitibility
noun
Word origin
[1660–70; ‹ L ignītus (ptp. of ignīre to set on fire, ignite), equiv. to ign(is) fire + -ītus -ite2]Examples of 'ignite' in a sentence
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British English: ignite
VERB /ɪɡˈnaɪt/
When you ignite something or when it ignites, it starts burning or explodes.
The bombs ignited a fire which destroyed some 60 houses.
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