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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 Word 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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Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of ignite1

C17: from Latin ī to set alight, from ignis fire
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At first, I didn’t know a lot about the new man in my life, but what I knew ignited me.

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The incident ignited a fraught debate about how the US healthcare system operates.

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Content creator Bethel Getahun won over insurance agent Messiah Hailemeskel in Latey: Looking for Love - a reality TV show that ignited debates about dating norms in the conservative East African country.

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The mayor of Lancaster, Rex Parris, has ignited a controversy after musing during a council meeting that one approach to homelessness would be to “give them free fentanyl … all the fentanyl they want.”

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Harden’s play seemed to ignite the Clippers, as they built a 15-point lead in the second quarter.

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