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ignite

/ɪɡˈnaɪt/

ignite verb: to set fire to (something), to light (something).

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)

Synonyms:

inflame, kindle, aflame, alight, conflagrate, fire, fire up, enkindle, light, light up
(transitive) To spark off (something), to trigger
- ignite curiosity
- ignite someone's interest
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engender, provoke, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about
(intransitive) To commence burning.

Synonyms:

catch fire, go up in flames, go up in smoke, catch on fire, combust, conflagrate, fire, light, spunk, take fire
(transitive) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.
- to ignite iron or platinum

ignite meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

ignite in Hindi

to ignite, kindle ; to light: सुलगाना sulgānā
ignite: प्रज्वलित करना prajvalit karnā
to ignite: जलना jalnā

ignite in Tamil

கொளுத்து, தீப்பற்றவை, எரியூட்டு, எரிபற்றுதல், சுடு

ignite in Marathi

to set fire to, to light: पेटवणे peṭavṇe
to commence burning: पेटणे peṭṇe

ignite in Urdu

آگ جلانا, آگ لگانا, بھڑکانا, سلگانا

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ignite in Bengali: আগুন ধরানো, প্রজ্বলিত করা, উদ্দীপিত করা
ignite in Malayalam: തീപിടിപ്പിക്കുക, കത്തിക്കുക, തീപിടിക്കുക, ദഹിപ്പിക്കുക
ignite in Kannada: ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹೊತ್ತಿಸು, ಉರಿ ಹಚ್ಚು, ಕಿಚ್ಚಿಡು, ಕಿಡಿ ಕಾಣಿಸು
ignite in Punjabi: بالنا bālṇā, ਬਾਲ਼ਨਾ bāḷnā
ignite in Odia: ପ୍ରଜ୍ଜ୍ବଳନ କରିବା
ignite in Assamese: জলা zola
ignite in Nepali: प्रज्वलन गर्न, प्रज्वलित गर्न
ignite in Vietnamese: đốt

Examples of ignite in a sentence

Thoughts of what he had to do tomorrow ignited a flutter to get ready.
When you press this button, the pilot flame should ignite.
White phosphorus ignites on contact with the air.

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Synonyms of ignite

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Forms of ignite

third-person singular present	ignites
present participle	igniting
past participle	ignited
past	ignited

Past tense of ignite: ignited

Origin of ignite

From Latin ignītus, past participle of igniō, ignire (“to set on fire, ignite”), from Latin ignis (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis, and thus related to Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), Lithuanian ugnis, and Russian ого́нь (ogónʹ).

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Words that rhyme with ignite

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Questions about ignite

What does ignite mean?: Ignite means to set fire to (something), to light (something).
What is ignite in Hindi?: Ignite in Hindi is सुलगाना (sulgānā), प्रज्वलित करना (prajvalit karnā), जलना (jalnā). See Ignite meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is ignite?: Ignite is a verb.
How do you pronounce ignite?: Ignite is pronounced /ɪɡˈnaɪt/.
What is the past tense of ignite?: The past tense of ignite is ignited.

Words near ignite in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: ignite (page history and authors); जलना (Hindi) (page history and authors); ignite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ignite (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Ignite (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ignite (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ignite (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); بالنا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ignite (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); জলা (Assamese) (page history and authors); ignite (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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