IGNITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ignite mean? 

• IGNITE (verb)
  The verb IGNITE has 3 senses:

1. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
2. start to burn or burst into flames
3. arouse or excite feelings and passions

  Familiarity information: IGNITE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IGNITE (verb)

Meaning:

Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Synonyms:

ignite; light

Context examples:

Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter / Light a cigarette

Hypernyms (to "ignite" is one way to...):

burn; combust (cause to burn or combust)

Cause:

burn; combust (undergo combustion)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ignite"):

fire up; light; light up (begin to smoke)

reignite (ignite anew, as of something burning)

conflagrate; enkindle; inflame; kindle (cause to start burning)

light up (ignite)

flare up (ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Antonym:

extinguish (put out, as of fires, flames, or lights)

Meaning:

Start to burn or burst into flames

Classified under:

Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

Synonyms:

catch fire; take fire; combust; conflagrate; ignite; erupt

Context examples:

Marsh gases ignited suddenly / The oily rags combusted spontaneously

Hypernyms (to "ignite" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ignite"):

blow out (erupt in an uncontrolled manner)

catch (start burning)

light up (start to burn with a bright flame)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Meaning:

Arouse or excite feelings and passions

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

fire up; stir up; heat; ignite; wake; inflame

Context examples:

The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor / The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world / Wake old feelings of hatred

Hypernyms (to "ignite" is one way to...):

arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ignite"):

ferment (work up into agitation or excitement)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something