Definitions for: Ignite

[v] arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
[v] cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"
[v] start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"

Webster (1913) Definition: Ig*nite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignited; p. pr. & vb.
n. Igniting.] [L. ignitus, p. p. of ignire to ignite, fr.
ignis fire. See Igneous.]
1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.

2. (Chem.) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat
strongly; -- often said of incombustible or infusible
substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum.

Ig*nite", v. i.
To take fire; to begin to burn.

Synonyms: catch fire, erupt, fire up, heat, inflame, light, stir up, take fire, wake

Antonyms: extinguish, quench

See Also: arouse, burn, catch, change state, combust, conflagrate, elicit, enkindle, enkindle, evoke, ferment, fire, fire up, flare up, inflame, kindle, kindle, light up, provoke, raise, reignite, turn

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