ignite
/ɪɡˈnaɪt/ verb C1- To set fire to (something), to light (something)
- To spark off (something), to trigger · ignite curiosity· ignite someone's interest
- To commence burning.
- To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances. · to ignite iron or platinum
He/she/it ignites · Past ignited · Past participle ignited · -ing form igniting
Verb forms
- Base form
- ignite
- He/she/it
- ignites
- Past
- ignited
- Past participle
- ignited
- -ing form
- igniting
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The police theory is that a most sensational crime has been committed, that the victim was clubbed to death in his own bedroom, his papers rifled, and his dead body dragged across to the wood-stack, which was then ignited so as to hide all traces of the crime.
This profound disappointment ignited a passionate, decades-long campaign to reconstruct the iconic playhouse exactly as it had appeared during the Elizabethan era.
She confessed to the pages that the roaring engine had ignited a persistent dream of navigating the vast clouds herself.
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