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to ignite
01
to cause something to catch fire
Transitive: to ignite sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
ignite
3rd person singular
ignites
Present participle
igniting
Past simple
ignited
Past participle
ignited
Examples
He ignited the gas stove with a flick of the lighter.
02
to spark or intensify a feeling or situation
Transitive: to ignite an emotion or reaction
Examples
His words ignited a sense of anger among the crowd.
03
to catch fire or to begin burning spontaneously
Intransitive
Examples
The dry leaves began to ignite as the sun's rays intensified.
Lexical Tree
ignitable
ignited
igniter
ignite
