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Webster 1913 Edition
Ignite
Ig-nite′
(ĭg-nīt′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ignited
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Igniting
.] 1.
To kindle or set on fire;
as, to
. ignite
paper or wood2.
(Chem.)
To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; – often said of incombustible or infusible substances;
as, to
. ignite
iron or platinumIg-nite′
,Verb.
I.
To take fire; to begin to burn.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ignite
IGNI'TE
,Verb.
T.
1.
More generally, to communicate fire to, or to render luminous or red by heat; as, to ignite charcoal or iron. Anthracite is ignited with more difficulty than bituminous coal.IGNI'TE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2025
ignite
ignite
English
Verb
ignite (third-person singular simple present ignites, present participle igniting, simple past and past participle ignited)
- (transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
- (transitive) to spark off (something), to enthuse
- (intransitive) to commence burning.
- (chemistry, transitive) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.
- to ignite iron or platinum
Translations
to set fire to, to light
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to commence burning