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ignite
[ig-nahyt]
verb (used with object)
to set on fire; kindle.
Chemistry.Ģżto heat intensely; roast.
verb (used without object)
to take fire; begin to burn.
ignite
/ ÉŖÉ”Ė²Ō²¹ÉŖ³Ł /
verb
to catch fire or set fire to; burn or cause to burn
(tr) chem to heat strongly
(tr) to stimulate or provoke
the case has ignited a nationwide debate
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- ignitable adjective
- ignitible adjective
- ignitability noun
- ignitibility noun
- nonignitability noun
- nonignitable adjective
- nonignitibility noun
- nonignitible adjective
- reignite verb (used with object)
- unignitable adjective
- unignited adjective
- unigniting adjective
- ¾±²µĖ²Ō¾±³Ł²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
- ¾±²µĖ²Ō¾±³Ł²¹Ė²ś¾±±ō¾±³Ł²ā noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of ignite1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of ignite1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Sometimes lightning ignited the flames; sometimes it was Indigenous people using fire as an obvious, and remarkably effective, tool to clear unwanted vegetation from their fields.
Dighton threw one Molotov cocktail at a police van, but it failed to ignite, so he poured petrol onto another and set it alight.
It's more about the spark of belief that he has ignited in the next generation.
Five minutes in, the shrubs crackled as a stack of firewood on the side of the home ā a common storage place for properties with wood-burning fireplaces ā ignited.
Ambiance was one of four businesses raided by ICE on Friday, igniting a weekend of civil unrest that has led to the controversial deployment of the National Guard and active-duty Marines in Los Angeles.
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