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Definition of ignite :
1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.
2. To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; - often said of incombustible or infusible substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum.
3. To take fire; to begin to burn.
Synonyms:
fall, break open, dismount, flip one's wig, come out, break through, hit the ceiling, heat up, char, consume, lose one's temper, awake, incite, erupt, flare up, arouse, brand, set fire to, hit the roof, foment, extravasate, conflagrate, alight, illuminate, commove, shake up, burst into flames, stir up, rouse, heat, instigate, break out, combust, agitate, illumine, wake up, enkindle, fly off the handle, flare, throw a fit, fire up, blow up, blow one's stack, get down, flip one's lid, awaken, light up, torch, break, start, blow a fuse, flash, set on fire, touch a match to, hot, start up, vex, have a fit, touch off, disturb, cremate, illume, catch fire, recrudesce, fire, get off, set off, blaze, push through, go ballistic, incinerate, cauterize, perch, raise up, burst, waken, strike a light, come alive, wake, flame, take fire, have kittens, burst out, singe, irrupt, hot up, unhorse, belch, scorch
ignite (part of speech: verb)
Usage examples:
- This was the spark that was needed to ignite the electrically charged air. - "The Lion and the Mouse A Story of an American Life", Charles Klein.
- When satisfied of this, she put out her lamp, took up the furnace, and, though it was still hot from recent use, placed one hand over the draft, that the fire might not ignite too rapidly, and crept out of the cellar. - "Mabel's Mistake", Ann S. Stephens.
- The phosphorus and other substances on the tip of a match ignite readily. - "School and Home Cooking", Carlotta C. Greer.
