English > ignite: 4 senses > verb 1, weather| Meaning | Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter" |
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| Synonym | light |
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| Cause to | burn, combust | Undergo combustion |
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| Entailed by | set ablaze, set aflame, set on fire, set afire | Set fire to |
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| Narrower | flare up | ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down |
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| kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame | Cause to start burning |
| light up, fire up, light | Begin to smoke |
| light up | ignite |
| reignite | ignite anew, as of something burning |
| Broader | burn, combust | Cause to burn or combust |
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| Opposite | snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench | Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights |
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| Spanish | encender, incendiar, prender |
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| Catalan | abrandar, encendre |
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| Adjectives | ignitable, ignitible | capable of burning |
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| Nouns | igniter, ignitor | a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires |
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| igniter, ignitor | a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire / fire |
| ignition | the act of setting something on fire |
| ignition | the process of initiating combustion or catching fire |
English > ignite: 4 senses > verb 3, emotion| Meaning | Arouse or excite feelings and passions. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor" |
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| Synonyms | inflame, stir up, wake, heat, fire up |
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| Narrower | ferment | work up into agitation or excitement / excitement |
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| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
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| Spanish | calentar, encender, inflamar |
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