Dictionary Entry
ignite
ignite is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.
- 2transitive verb
To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; -- often said of incombustible or infusible substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum.
- 3intransitive verb
To take fire; to begin to burn.
- 4verb
arouse or excite feelings and passions
"The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"
"The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"
- 5verb
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
"Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"
"Light a cigarette"
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- 6verb
start to burn or burst into flames
"Marsh gases ignited suddenly"
"The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
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