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Webster 1913 Edition

Ignite

Ig-nite′

(ĭg-nīt′)
,
Verb.
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′

,
Verb.
I.
To take fire; to begin to burn.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ignite

IGNI'TE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. ignis, fire.] To kindle, or set on fire.
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.
To take fire; to become red with heat.

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