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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, take fire |
| Type of | change state, turn |
| Has types | blow out, catch, light up |
| Verb group | combust, burn |
| Derivation | ignitable, ignitible, ignition |
Marsh gases ignited suddenly.
Examples of ignite
ignite
This seemed to ignite an unholy fire fueled by political agendas empty of facts.
From the dailyherald.com
Monday night his long run seemed to ignite not only the offense but the defense.
From the newsday.com
Let it come to a simmer and, using a long match or long lighter, ignite the rum.
From the jsonline.com
Flu experts believe it is the leading candidate to ignite the next flu pandemic.
From the foxnews.com
Long has herself been unable to keep away from the flames women's issues ignite.
From the nytimes.com
A solution could be to ignite a new, long lasting, and worthwhile national goal.
From the forbes.com
Secession of the south, leaving them behind, could ignite troubles in each area.
From the kristof.blogs.nytimes.com
It will then ignite its hybrid liquid-solid fuel engines and release its tether.
From the newscientist.com
But the Hawks spent most of Monday looking for a big play to ignite the offense.
From the stltoday.com
- Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
- Erupt: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
- Inflame: 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"
- (ignited) set afire; "the ignited paper"; "a kindled fire"
- (ignition) the process of initiating combustion or catching fire
- (ignition) the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
- Ignite! Learning, Inc. is an educational software and hardware company co-founded in 1999 by Texas businessman Neil Bush and Ken Leonard. Neil is a brother of Former President George W. Bush and Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and son of former President George Herbert Walker Bush. ...
- Ignite is the fourth full-length album by the industrial alternative rock band Econoline Crush. It was recorded from July 24, 2007 to October 12, 2007, and released independently on January 15, 2008. ...
- Ignite is a hardcore punk band from Orange County, California. Formed in 1993, their commercial breakthrough album came in May 30, 2000, on TVT Records, and was called A Place Called Home. ...
