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The Meaning of ignite

  • (v. t.) To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.
  • (v. t.) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; -- often said of incombustible or infusible substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum.
  • (v. i.) To take fire; to begin to burn.

Synonyms

fire up , get down , catch fire , illumine , illuminate , dismount , inflame , wake , get off , alight , stir up , light up , erupt , fall , light , conflagrate , combust , perch , unhorse , take fire , illume , heat , lose one's temper , kindle , flare up , have kittens , push through , break through , enkindle , recrudesce , hit the roof , have a fit , flare , flip one's lid , flip one's wig , break , extravasate , break out , go ballistic , belch , burn , fly off the handle , irrupt , blow a fuse , hit the ceiling , break open , blow up , throw a fit , burst out , burst , come out , blow one's stack , shake up , come alive , incite , arouse , awake , commove , agitate , raise up , wake up , instigate , rouse , set off , waken , hot up , awaken , foment , vex , heat up , disturb , blaze , char , flame , incinerate , set fire to , brand , consume , flash , set on fire , cauterize , cremate , scorch , singe

Antonyms

quench , blow out , snuff out , extinguish , cool , put out , smother , stifle , subdue

Rhymes

acolyte , airtight , alight , allright , alright , ammonite , andesite , anorthite , anthracite , apartheid , apatite , appetite , arkwright , backbite , beit , bentonite , bight , biotite , birthright , bite , blight , boatwright , bright , brite , brucite , bullfight , byte , calcite , calite , campsite , canaanite , candlelight , carmelite , cartwright , cite , clevite , clyte , contrite , copyright , copywrite , cryolite , daylight , de-excite , delight , despite , dight , diorite , disinvite , displaywrite , dogfight , dolomite , downright , dunite , dwight , dynamite , ebright , enright , enwright , epsomite , erudite , exabyte , excite , expedite , extradite , eyesight , fahrenheit , fight , finite , fite , flashlight , flight , flite , floodlight , fluorite , flyte , footlight , foresight , forthright , fortnight , franklinite , fright , frostbite , fulbright , gametophyte , gigabyte , goodnight , granulocyte , graphite , gunfight , headlight , height , heit , hematite , hemimorphite , hermaphrodite , hiett , highlight , hight , hindsight , hite , hittite , hussite , impolite , incite , indict , indite , insight , invite , israelite , jacobite , jadeite , kilobyte , kite , knight , kyte , lafite , lazulite , leukocyte , light , lignite , limelight , limonite , lite , lucite , luddite , lymphocyte , macknight , magnesite , magnetite , maronite , masonite , mccright , mcknight , mcwright , megabyte , mennonite , meteorite , midnight , might , minorite , mite , monzonite , moonlight , muscovite , neophyte , niccolite , night , niobite , nite , nonwhite , onsite , outright , overexcite , overflight , overnight , overnite , oversight , overwrite , parasite , pegmatite , phlogopite , phosphorite , playwright , plebiscite , plight , polite , quite , recite , recondite , reignite , reunite , rewrite , right , rite , riunite , satellite , satterwhite , scheidt , searchlight , seawright , selenite , semi-height , shiite , shipwright , sight , site , skite , skylight , skylite , sleight , slight , smite , snakebite , socialite , spite , sporophyte , spotlight , sprite , starlight , sticktight , stoplight , streit , strite , suburbanite , sulfite , sunlight , sunlite , sylvite , tight , tonight , tonite , tripartite , trite , twilight , twite , underwrite , unite , upright , uptight , urbanite , wainwright , watertight , website , wheelwright , white , whyte , wight , wright , write , zeit