verb
cause to start burning
Synonyms
Examples
- subject to fire or great heat
- Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter
- Light a cigarette
verb
start to burn or burst into flames
Synonyms
Examples
- Marsh gases ignited suddenly
- The oily rags combusted spontaneously
verb
arouse or excite feelings and passions
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
verb
start or maintain a fire in
Synonyms
Examples
- fire the furnace