Ignite synonyms

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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strike-a-light

cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

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set fire to

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enkindle

To kindle; to arouse or evoke.

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burn (related)

To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire:

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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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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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stir-up

Arouse or excite passion or action.

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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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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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spark (related)

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explode (related)

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vaporize (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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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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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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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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start (related)

To tend in an early stage of development:

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vaporise (related)

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white-hot (related)

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re-ignite (related)

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dissipate (related)

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fire

To shoot (a device that launches a projectile or a pulse of stream of something).

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