Definition of ignite - WordReference.com Dictionary

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ignite
A	verb
	1	inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
			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"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚arouse; elicit; enkindle; kindle; evoke; fire; raise; provoke ╚inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up ╚ferment
	2	ignite, light
			cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
		Category Tree: burn; combust ╚ignite, light ╚reignite ╚light up; fire up; light
	3	erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
			start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
		Category Tree: change ╚change state; turn ╚erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate ╚light up ╚catch ╚blow out

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