[1] : 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 

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