Ignite synonyms

ĭg-nīt'

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light
To start to burn; be ignited or kindled:
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kindle
Kindle is defined as to start a fire, flame or light.
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set fire to
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burn (related)
To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire:
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strike-a-light
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
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enkindle
To kindle; to arouse or evoke.
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burst into flames
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
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set off
(Idiomatic) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
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erupt
To develop suddenly:
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combust
To undergo combustion; burn:
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spark (related)
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explode (related)
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vaporize (related)
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set-on-fire
Simple past tense and past participle of set on fire
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excite
(Physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
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set afire (or on fire)
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hot (related)
(Informal) To cause to increase in intensity or excitement. Often used with up :
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glow
To be bright or luminescent
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start-up
(Intransitive, colloquial) To begin.
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touch off
(Idiomatic) To start; to cause, especially used for unstable situations that may magnify if disturbed.
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inflame
To set on fire; kindle.
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start (related)
To tend in an early stage of development:
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wake
To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
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heat
(Physics) To increase the heat energy of an object.
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fire-up
To ignite.
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take fire
start to burn or burst into flames
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conflagrate
(Intransitive) To catch fire. [17th century to the present]
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vaporise (related)
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white-hot (related)
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re-ignite (related)
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touch a match to
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
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torch
To cause to burn or undergo combustion, especially with extraordinary rapidity, force, or thoroughness.
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catch-fire
(Idiomatic) Become engulfed with flames.
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extinguish (antonym)
To extinguish is defined as to put out, put an end to, or to settle a debt.
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dissipate (related)
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blaze
To burn rapidly or brightly; flame
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detonate
(Intransitive) To explode; to blow up. Specifically, to combust supersonically via shock compression.
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snuff out (antonym)
To kill a living being.
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put out (antonym)
(Cricket) To cause a batsman (a player on the batting team) to be dismissed or out.
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fire
To shoot (a device that launches a projectile or a pulse of stream of something).
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  • They ignite with great ease, emitting a smoke freely, owing to the large proportion of carbon they contain.

  • Raunchy lingerie means different things to different people, but if you're dying to be daring-and a little raunchy-take your pick of styles and ignite your evening.

  • The tree itself won't heat up or spark a fire, but a short in the electrical system or in the lights could ignite wrapping paper and decorations.

  • Think of carbs as the match needed to ignite the fat-burning flame.

  • Any spark could easily ignite the fumes.

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