[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ignite \ignite"\, v. i.
   to take fire; to begin to burn.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ignite \ignite"\ i^gnimact", 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
see also:
ignited igniting igneous 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
light snuff out erupt catch fire take fire combust 
conflagrate inflame stir up wake heat 
fire up 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

29 moby thesaurus words for "ignite":
   bank, blaze up, burn, conflagrate, enkindle, fan the flame, feed,
   feed the fire, fire, fire up, flame up, flare up, inflame, kindle,
   light, light up, rekindle, relight, relume, set fire to,
   set on fire, spunk up, stir the fire, stoke, stoke the fire,
   strike a light, take fire, torch, touch off

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