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ignite

[ ig-nahyt ]

verb (used with object)

ignited, igniting.
  1. to set on fire; kindle.
  2. Chemistry. to heat intensely; roast.


verb (used without object)

ignited, igniting.
  1. to take fire; begin to burn.

ignite

/ ɪɡˈԲɪ /

verb

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾٲ, adjective
  • ˌԾٲˈٲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Ծa· ·Ծi· adjective
  • ·Ծa·i·ٲ ·Ծi·i·ٲ noun
  • non·Ծa·i·ٲ noun
  • non·Ծa· adjective
  • non·Ծi·i·ٲ noun
  • non·Ծi· adjective
  • i·Ծٱ verb (used with object) reignited reigniting
  • un·Ծa· adjective
  • ܲi·ԾĻ adjective
  • ܲi·ԾiԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ignite1

First recorded in 1660–70; from Latin īٳܲ “set on fire,” past participle of ī “to set on fire,” from ign(is) “fire” + -ī, infinitive verb suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ignite1

C17: from Latin ī to set alight, from ignis fire
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The HHS statement serves as rhetorical camouflage, designed to ignite fatigue and resentment among voters who want to “move on.”

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Mr Thompson's killing ignited a wide debate about how the US healthcare system operates.

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The pandemic began a year into his new job, and he found himself working from home and searching for ways to ignite his creativity.

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The reports also state that none of the vessels they looked at were fitted with flame arresters – safety devices designed to stop flames from igniting flammable gases.

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It failed to ignite, but he then poured the petrol from a second Molotov cocktail bottle on to the bonnet of another police van and set it alight.

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