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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ignite \Ig*nite"\ ([i^]g*n[imac]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Ignited; p. pr. & vb. n. Igniting.] [L. ignitus, p. p. of
     ignire to ignite, fr. ignis fire. See Igneous.]
     1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Chem.) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat
        strongly; -- often said of incombustible or infusible
        substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ignite \Ig*nite"\, v. i.
     To take fire; to begin to burn.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ignite \Ig*nite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignited; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Igniting.] [L. ignitus, p. p. of ignire to ignite, fr.
     ignis fire. See Igneous.]
     1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.
  
     2. (Chem.) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat
        strongly; -- often said of incombustible or infusible
        substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ignite \Ig*nite"\, v. i.
     To take fire; to begin to burn.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ignite
       v 1: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat;
            "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a
            cigarette" [syn: light] [ant: snuff out]
       2: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited
          suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" [syn: erupt,
           catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate]
       3: 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"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: inflame, stir
          up, wake, heat, fire up]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ignite
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) αναφλέγω, βάζω φωτιά σε κάτι, ανάβω
     2 (μτβ) (μτφρ) ενθουσιάζω
     3 (αμτβ) αναφλέγομαι, αρχίζω να καίγομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ignite
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la igniō  2 p pres actv impr)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
     2 (lb en transitive) to spark off (something), to trigger
     3 (lb en intransitive) to commence burning.
     4 (lb en chemistry transitive) To subject to the action of intense
  heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible
  substances.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ignite
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
     2 (lb en transitive) to spark off (something), to trigger
     3 (lb en intransitive) to commence burning.
     4 (lb en chemistry transitive) To subject to the action of intense
  heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible
  substances.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ignite
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la igniō  2 p pres actv impr)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
     2 (lb en transitive) to spark off (something), to trigger
     3 (lb en intransitive) to commence burning.
     4 (lb en chemistry transitive) To subject to the action of intense
  heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible
  substances.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ignite
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la igniō  2 p pres actv impr)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
     2 (lb en transitive) to spark off (something), to trigger
     3 (lb en intransitive) to commence burning.
     4 (lb en chemistry transitive) To subject to the action of intense
  heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible
  substances.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ignite
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm 4 i gn ite)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ignite
     Engelska vb.
     antända

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Ignite /ɪɡnˈaɪt/
  أشعل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  ignite //ɪɡˈnaɪt// 
  1. възпламенявам се, запалвам се
  to commence burning
  2. запалвам, паля
  to set fire to, to light