Ignite (Verb)
Meaning 1
Arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred".
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Verbs of feeling.
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Meaning 2
Start or maintain a fire in; "fire the furnace".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- High temperatures can ignite flammable liquids and vapors.
- The arsonist used gasoline to ignite the abandoned house.
- Be careful not to let sparks from your lighter ignite the dry leaves.
- Friction from the rough engine parts can ignite the oil lubricating them.
- Never use an open flame to ignite a BBQ near gas tanks.
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Meaning 4
Start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- Dry leaves ignite easily in hot weather conditions.
- The open flame was all it took to ignite the gasoline vapors in the air.
- When the electrical wire short-circuited it would ignite the nearby flammable liquids.
- A stray spark from the engine could ignite the surrounding dry undergrowth.
- The firework fuse will ignite the explosive composition within milliseconds after lighting.