ignite
11ignite — ► VERB 1) catch fire or set on fire. 2) provoke or inflame (an emotion or situation). ORIGIN Latin ignire, from ignis fire …
12ignite — [ig nīt′] vt. ignited, igniting [< L ignitus, pp. of ignire, to set on fire < ignis: see IGNEOUS] 1. to set fire to; cause to burn 2. to heat to a great degree; make glow with heat 3. to arouse the feelings of; excite vi. to catch on fire;… …
13ignite — verb ADVERB ▪ spontaneously ▪ The burning foam generates such heat that other items ignite spontaneously. ▪ instantly, suddenly ▪ easily ▪ an explosi …
14ignite — UK [ɪɡˈnaɪt] / US verb Word forms ignite : present tense I/you/we/they ignite he/she/it ignites present participle igniting past tense ignited past participle ignited 1) a) [transitive] formal to make something start to burn The fire was ignited… …
15ignite — verb (ignited; igniting) Etymology: Latin ignitus, past participle of ignire to ignite, from ignis Date: 1666 transitive verb 1. to subject to fire or intense heat; especially to render luminous by heat 2. a. to set afire; also …
16ignite — ig|nite [ ıg naıt ] verb 1. ) transitive FORMAL to make something start to burn: The fire was ignited by a spark from an electrical fault. a ) intransitive to start to burn: In the end, the rocket s engines failed to ignite. 2. ) transitive to… …
17ignite — [[t]ɪgna͟ɪt[/t]] ignites, igniting, ignited 1) V ERG When you ignite something or when it ignites, it starts burning or explodes. [V n] The bombs ignited a fire which destroyed some 60 houses... The blasts were caused by pockets of methane gas… …
18ignite — ignitable, ignitible, adj. ignitability, ignitibility, n. /ig nuyt /, v., ignited, igniting. v.t. 1. to set on fire; kindle. 2. Chem. to heat intensely; roast. v.i. 3. to take fire; begin to burn. [1660 70; < L ignitus (ptp. of ignire to set on… …
19ignite — [17] The Latin word for ‘fire’ was ignis (it has been traced back to a prehistoric Indo European *egni or *ogni , which also produced Sanskrit agni and Lithuanian ugnìs ‘fire’). From it were derived the verb ignīre ‘set light to’, source of… …
20ignite — verb 1 (I, T) formal to start burning or to make something start burning: The fuel is ignited by a high voltage spark. 2 ignite controversy/resentment etc to make people suddenly feel very angry or upset about something …
