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

1. transitive verb. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.
2. transitive 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.
3. intransitive verb. To take fire; to begin to burn.
4. verb. 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"

   Synonyms: heat, inflame, wake

5. verb. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

   "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"

   "Light a cigarette"

   Synonyms: light

6. verb. start to burn or burst into flames

   "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"

   "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"

   Synonyms: combust, conflagrate, erupt

Synonyms

heat, inflame, wake, light, combust, conflagrate, erupt

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in ignite:

tieing

Common word forms

ignited, igniter, ignites, igniting

Words from these letters

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