ignite
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verb (used without object)
3.
to take fire; begin to burn.
Origin:
1660–70; < Latin ignītus (past participle of ignīre to set on fire, ignite), equivalent to ign(is) fire + -ītus -ite2
1660–70; < Latin ignītus (past participle of ignīre to set on fire, ignite), equivalent to ign(is) fire + -ītus -ite2
Related forms
ig·nit·a·ble, ig·nit·i·ble, adjective
ig·nit·a·bil·i·ty, ig·nit·i·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ig·nit·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ig·nit·a·ble, adjective
non·ig·nit·i·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ig·nit·i·ble, adjective
re·ig·nite, verb (used with object), re·ig·nit·ed, re·ig·nit·ing.
un·ig·nit·a·ble, adjective
un·ig·nit·ed, adjective
un·ig·nit·ing, adjective
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| a substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected |
Collins
World English Dictionary
ignite (ɪɡˈnaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to catch fire or set fire to; burn or cause to burn |
| 2. | (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] | |
| ig'nitable | |
| —adj | |
| ig'nitible | |
| —adj | |
| ignita'bility | |
| —n | |
| igniti'bility | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
ignite
1646 (implied in ignitable), from L. ignitus, pp. of ignire "set fire." Attested earlier as an adj. (1560). Ignition is from 1612, "act of heating to the point of combustion;" meaning "means of sparking an internal combustion engine" is from 1881.
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Example sentences
At the fire exhibit they can ignite a high flame and simultaneously activate overhead sprinklers.
To ignite growth, a country must fire the animal spirits of its industrialists.
Fire-Safe cigarettes can still ignite furniture or bedding.
Hot firebrands ultimately come to rest and may ignite fuels far removed from the fire, resulting in fire spread.
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