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- Dictionaryignite/ɪɡˈnʌɪt/
verb
- 1. catch fire or cause to catch fire: "furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites" Similar Opposite
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Synonyms for IGNITE: burn, scorch, light, inflame, fire, enflame, kindle, torch; Antonyms of IGNITE: extinguish, quench, put out, douse, smother, choke, snuff (out), suffocate
Synonyms and examples. catch fire. A washing machine caught fire, sending the whole building up in flames. catch alight. He was badly burned when his clothing caught alight. kindle. We set up our tents and kindled a fire. burst into flames. Two men had a miracle escape when their helicopter burst into flames. combust.
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If you make fire or damage something with fire, you burn it. We use different words to describe things that start burning. If you make a fire in order to destroy something, you are burning something down. A burning building, vehicle, etc. is a building, vehicle, etc. that is on fire or being destroyed by fire.
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Marsh gases ignited suddenly. What's the definition of Ignite in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Ignite meaning and usage.
ignite. Synonyms for IGNITE in English: catch fire, burn, burst into flames, fire, inflame, flare up, take fire, set fire to, light, set alight, ….
Synonyms: kindle Collocations , light Collocations , set fire to , set on fire , torch Collocations , fire up , burn Collocations , take a torch to Sense: Verb: catch fire
Synonyms for IGNITE: light, erupt, catch-fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate, kindle, light, inflame, enkindle, burn, fire, set-on-fire, strike-a-light; Antonyms for IGNITE: extinguish, put out, snuff out.
