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ignite.

To set fire to (something), to light (something)

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪɡˈnaɪt/
  1. To set fire to (something), to light (something)

    transitive
  2. To spark off (something), to trigger

    transitive
    ignite curiosity
    ignite someone's interest
  3. To commence burning.

    intransitive
  4. To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.

    transitive
    to ignite iron or platinum
Where this word comes from

From Latin ignītus, past participle of igniō, ignire (“to set on fire, ignite”), from Latin ignis (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis, and thus related to Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), Lithuanian ugnis, and Russian ого́нь (ogónʹ).

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