ignite

ɪɡˈnaɪt

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Definition of ignite - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

start fire

tr.

set on fire

tr.

He used a match to ignite the bonfire..

kindle

light

fire

intr.

start burning

intr.

The dry leaves will ignite easily.

event

tr.

spark off or trigger an event

tr.

The speech ignited a heated debate.

initiate

spark

trigger

stir up

tr.

arouse emotions or feelings

tr.

Her speech did ignite passion among the listeners..

kindle

provoke

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Expressions with ignite

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ignite someone's imagination

make someone start thinking creatively or with new ideas

The teacher ignited Maria's imagination with her stories.

Origin of ignite

Latin, ignire (to set on fire)

Terms with ignite included in their meaning

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light

ignite

start a fire or make something burn

light

ignite

become ignited or start burning

burn coal

energy

ignite coal to produce heat or energy

catch fire

ignite

start to burn or burst into flames

give a light

fire

provide a flame to ignite something

light a fire

fire

ignite a fire using a match or lighter

put a match to

fire

ignite something using a match

set fire

fire

ignite something causing it to burn

Examples of ignite in a sentence

The faulty wire could ignite a fire.
A spark ignited the gasoline.
The logs ignited after hours of heating.
The announcement ignited widespread protests across the city.
Her words ignited a movement for change.
The movie's trailer did ignite excitement.

His words can ignite hope in the community.

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French:enflammer, s'enflammer, ...
German:entzünden, sich entzünden, ...
Italian:infiammare, accendersi, ...
Spanish:prender, prenderse, ...
Portuguese:incendiar, incendiar-se, ...
Chinese:点燃, 燃烧起来, ...
Japanese:火をつける, 発火する, ...
Arabic:أَشْعَلَ, اِشْتَعَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַצִּית, לְהִתְלַקֵּחַ, ...
Russian:зажечь, воспламеняться, ...
Ukrainian:запалити, займатися, ...
Hindi:आग लगाना, सुलगना, ...
Bengali:জ্বালানো, জ্বলে ওঠা, ...
Catalan:encendre, encendre's, ...
Czech:zapálit, vzplanout, ...
Danish:antænde, antændes, ...
Dutch:aansteken, vlam vatten, ...
Greek:ανάβω, αναφλέγομαι, ...
Hungarian:meggyújtani, meggyulladni, ...
Khmer:ដុតឲ្យឆេះ, ឆេះឡើង, ...
Korean:불을 붙이다, 불이 붙다, ...
Persian:آتش زدن, آتش گرفتن, ...
Polish:zapalić, zapalać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):incendiar, pegar fogo, ...
Romanian:a aprinde, a se aprinde, ...
Swedish:tända, fatta eld, ...
Thai:จุดไฟ, ติดไฟ, ...
Turkish:ateşlemek, tutuşmak, ...
Vietnamese:châm lửa, bắt lửa, ...

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