Definition of ignite in English:

ignite

verb ɪɡˈnʌɪtɪɡˈnaɪt

1Catch fire or cause to catch fire.
（使）着火，燃烧，点燃
no object furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites
家具着火后会散发出致命烟雾。
with object he lit a cigarette which ignited the petrol fumes
他点了一根烟，这根烟点燃了挥发着的汽油。
Example sentencesExamples
- The fire, believed to have started when a cigarette ignited petrol, began in the shed behind the home of the Maxwell family in the Poleglass district of the city.
- A missile ignited a fire that burned for three days and claimed 132 lives.
- It appears the cause was an overheated extension power strip connected to an air conditioner, which caught on fire and ignited a carpet and a couch.
- A plant reactor exploded during a failed cooling system test, igniting a massive fire that burned for ten days.
- When a fire ignites in a large building, its steel core does not melt, but over time it weakens.
- The wet weather put the dampeners on most of the grass fires that ignite during the usually drier summer months.
- Electrical storms ignited 46 new fires there in the past day.
- A pair of jeans left to dry by the gas fire ignited.
- The large, mushroom-like plume was caused by a massive fire which ignited over 100 cars at a scrapyard at Dunsink Lane, Finglas.
- Once ignited, this fire would have proceeded very quickly, especially if the doors had been left open.
- While it may not be possible to predict when fires are going to ignite, it certainly is possible to work out remedial measures such as replacing old plant machinery.
- The fire was ignited by pyrotechnics set off as the heavy metal band Great White began their set.
- Officials in Oklahoma today are warning that dangerous new fires could ignite at any time.
- He dismissed speculations that the fire was ignited by electrical faults or caused by foul play.
- In another incident the poor air circulation prevented the smoke alarm from going off when a small fire ignited.
- Most fires ignite between November and February, Stevens said.
- But the one on the first floor did ignite a fire inside the room which the hotel staff is still sort of struggling to put out.
- The gas inside the fuel lines caught on fire, and then ignited all the gas in the gas tank in one large explosion.
- Then the jeep exploded, sending a wave of flame and debris ripping through the front of the hotel and igniting a fire that destroyed most of the building within an hour.
- The newspapers are full of information about the apocalypse - greenhouse gasses will ignite massive fires, melt the ice caps, and submerge half the planet.
Synonyms
catch fire, catch, burst into flames, be set off, erupt, explode
burn up, burn, flame up
rare kindle
light, set fire to, set on fire, set alight, set burning, fire, kindle, inflame, touch off
informal set/put a match to
1. 1.1with object Arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation)
  the words ignited new fury in him
  那些话激起了他更多怒气。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Let's hope that these sparks will ignite the anger of workers.
  If the views here don't ignite your passion, might we suggest bass fishing?
  Their minds were like kindling, I reflected; all they needed was a spark to ignite a love of learning that would lift them above the drugs, violence, and poverty.
  That achievement, however tentative and imperfect, would ignite mounting aspirations for democratization from Iran to Morocco.
  That gesture contained plenty of fuel for those who want to hate the United States, and also enough spark to ignite new hatreds, no doubt.
  What does it tell us about our political culture that it has taken an act of physical violence to ignite public interest in this election campaign?
  This is the source of the play's farcical energy, the spark that ignites its passion and its black comedy.
  The spark that ignited communal passions in the State was the burning of some compartments in a train that carried activists of the saffron camp.
  Set with beautiful stonework on the outside, designed to ignite the aesthetic emotions of hip-seeking purists, the city is falling apart, but no one will ever know.
  When that rate of monetary ease got above the 6% level, animal emotions were ignited in the equity markets.
  They complement each other perfectly, but neither failed to ignite in me anything more than the recognition that the vibe had suddenly changed.
  The listing of this bird as endangered ignited emotions across the southwest.
  This was the spark that ignited the discontent aroused by the eradication of coca fields, following Washington's guidelines.
  The rebellion in him was ignited when at the instigation of a money lender, his father was murdered.
  And for a team like the Calgary Flames, which has missed the playoffs for five straight seasons, you need a pretty big spark to ignite playoff hopes.
  The magazine's story at most provided an incidental spark that ignited the explosive outrage against US policies and practices that exists throughout the region.
  As the former England manager surveyed the debris by which he was surrounded, he knew that a spark was required to ignite the passion for which they were renowned in the north-east.
  She took me around the world when I was very young and ignited that fire in me.
  These critics have rightly emphasized Tourgee's influence on Chesnutt's career as a writer, as one of the sparks which ignited his literary aspirations.
  He would be the spark which would ignite their oppressed fury.
  Synonyms
  arouse, kindle, trigger, spark, instigate, excite, provoke, foment
  agitate, stimulate, stir up, work up, whip up, incite, fuel, animate

Derivatives

ignitability

nounɪɡnʌɪtəˈbɪlɪti

As desirable as the high standard of ignitability of hydrogen within the engine may be, it also requires a great deal of attention outside of the combustion chamber.
Example sentencesExamples
- The subsequent procedures of undertaking the ignitability tests were consistent with all testing companies and performed in accordance with the regulations and the British Standards: 5852: Part 2: 1982.

ignitable

adjective ɪɡˈnʌɪtəb(ə)lɪɡˈnaɪdəb(ə)l

All ignitable liquids were confirmed by gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy, according to the report.
Example sentencesExamples
- The most ignitable institutional issue is the use of affirmative action to increase diversity in higher and professional education and consequently among the professional classes.
- There are also characteristic wastes, which means they are ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or designated as toxic by the Toxic Characteristic Leachate Procedure.
- At high loads the entire fuel/air mixture in the combustion chamber has the ignitable ratio of lambda = 1.
- Andrew Armstrong, a forensic chemist, declared: ‘There is no evidence of an identifiable ignitable liquid in any of the samples from the fire scene.’

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'make intensely hot'): from Latin ignire 'set on fire', from ignis 'fire'.

Rhymes

affright, alight, alright, aright, bedight, bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, Dwight, excite, fight, flight, fright, goodnight, height, impolite, indict, indite, invite, kite, knight, light, lite, might, mite, night, nite, outfight, outright, plight, polite, quite, right, rite, sight, site, skintight, skite, sleight, slight, smite, Snow-white, spite, sprite, tight, tonight, trite, twite, underwrite, unite, uptight, white, wight, wright, write

Definition of ignite in US English:

ignite

verbiɡˈnītɪɡˈnaɪt

1Catch fire or cause to catch fire.
（使）着火，燃烧，点燃
no object furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites
家具着火后会散发出致命烟雾。
with object sparks flew out and ignited the dry scrub
Example sentencesExamples
- Electrical storms ignited 46 new fires there in the past day.
- The fire was ignited by pyrotechnics set off as the heavy metal band Great White began their set.
- Most fires ignite between November and February, Stevens said.
- But the one on the first floor did ignite a fire inside the room which the hotel staff is still sort of struggling to put out.
- A pair of jeans left to dry by the gas fire ignited.
- He dismissed speculations that the fire was ignited by electrical faults or caused by foul play.
- The wet weather put the dampeners on most of the grass fires that ignite during the usually drier summer months.
- A missile ignited a fire that burned for three days and claimed 132 lives.
- In another incident the poor air circulation prevented the smoke alarm from going off when a small fire ignited.
- A plant reactor exploded during a failed cooling system test, igniting a massive fire that burned for ten days.
- Then the jeep exploded, sending a wave of flame and debris ripping through the front of the hotel and igniting a fire that destroyed most of the building within an hour.
- It appears the cause was an overheated extension power strip connected to an air conditioner, which caught on fire and ignited a carpet and a couch.
- While it may not be possible to predict when fires are going to ignite, it certainly is possible to work out remedial measures such as replacing old plant machinery.
- Once ignited, this fire would have proceeded very quickly, especially if the doors had been left open.
- When a fire ignites in a large building, its steel core does not melt, but over time it weakens.
- The newspapers are full of information about the apocalypse - greenhouse gasses will ignite massive fires, melt the ice caps, and submerge half the planet.
- The fire, believed to have started when a cigarette ignited petrol, began in the shed behind the home of the Maxwell family in the Poleglass district of the city.
- The large, mushroom-like plume was caused by a massive fire which ignited over 100 cars at a scrapyard at Dunsink Lane, Finglas.
- Officials in Oklahoma today are warning that dangerous new fires could ignite at any time.
- The gas inside the fuel lines caught on fire, and then ignited all the gas in the gas tank in one large explosion.
Synonyms
catch fire, catch, burst into flames, be set off, erupt, explode
light, set fire to, set on fire, set alight, set burning, fire, kindle, inflame, touch off
1. 1.1with object Arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation)
  the words ignited new fury in him
  那些话激起了他更多怒气。
  Example sentencesExamples
  And for a team like the Calgary Flames, which has missed the playoffs for five straight seasons, you need a pretty big spark to ignite playoff hopes.
  The listing of this bird as endangered ignited emotions across the southwest.
  These critics have rightly emphasized Tourgee's influence on Chesnutt's career as a writer, as one of the sparks which ignited his literary aspirations.
  The spark that ignited communal passions in the State was the burning of some compartments in a train that carried activists of the saffron camp.
  As the former England manager surveyed the debris by which he was surrounded, he knew that a spark was required to ignite the passion for which they were renowned in the north-east.
  That achievement, however tentative and imperfect, would ignite mounting aspirations for democratization from Iran to Morocco.
  If the views here don't ignite your passion, might we suggest bass fishing?
  The magazine's story at most provided an incidental spark that ignited the explosive outrage against US policies and practices that exists throughout the region.
  That gesture contained plenty of fuel for those who want to hate the United States, and also enough spark to ignite new hatreds, no doubt.
  He would be the spark which would ignite their oppressed fury.
  She took me around the world when I was very young and ignited that fire in me.
  When that rate of monetary ease got above the 6% level, animal emotions were ignited in the equity markets.
  What does it tell us about our political culture that it has taken an act of physical violence to ignite public interest in this election campaign?
  The rebellion in him was ignited when at the instigation of a money lender, his father was murdered.
  They complement each other perfectly, but neither failed to ignite in me anything more than the recognition that the vibe had suddenly changed.
  Let's hope that these sparks will ignite the anger of workers.
  Their minds were like kindling, I reflected; all they needed was a spark to ignite a love of learning that would lift them above the drugs, violence, and poverty.
  This was the spark that ignited the discontent aroused by the eradication of coca fields, following Washington's guidelines.
  This is the source of the play's farcical energy, the spark that ignites its passion and its black comedy.
  Set with beautiful stonework on the outside, designed to ignite the aesthetic emotions of hip-seeking purists, the city is falling apart, but no one will ever know.
  Synonyms
  arouse, kindle, trigger, spark, instigate, excite, provoke, foment

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘make intensely hot’): from Latin ignire ‘set on fire’, from ignis ‘fire’.

词汇	ignite
释义	Definition of ignite in English: ignite verb ɪɡˈnʌɪtɪɡˈnaɪt 1Catch fire or cause to catch fire. （使）着火，燃烧，点燃 no object furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites 家具着火后会散发出致命烟雾。 with object he lit a cigarette which ignited the petrol fumes 他点了一根烟，这根烟点燃了挥发着的汽油。 Example sentencesExamples The fire, believed to have started when a cigarette ignited petrol, began in the shed behind the home of the Maxwell family in the Poleglass district of the city. A missile ignited a fire that burned for three days and claimed 132 lives. It appears the cause was an overheated extension power strip connected to an air conditioner, which caught on fire and ignited a carpet and a couch. A plant reactor exploded during a failed cooling system test, igniting a massive fire that burned for ten days. When a fire ignites in a large building, its steel core does not melt, but over time it weakens. The wet weather put the dampeners on most of the grass fires that ignite during the usually drier summer months. Electrical storms ignited 46 new fires there in the past day. A pair of jeans left to dry by the gas fire ignited. The large, mushroom-like plume was caused by a massive fire which ignited over 100 cars at a scrapyard at Dunsink Lane, Finglas. Once ignited, this fire would have proceeded very quickly, especially if the doors had been left open. While it may not be possible to predict when fires are going to ignite, it certainly is possible to work out remedial measures such as replacing old plant machinery. The fire was ignited by pyrotechnics set off as the heavy metal band Great White began their set. Officials in Oklahoma today are warning that dangerous new fires could ignite at any time. He dismissed speculations that the fire was ignited by electrical faults or caused by foul play. In another incident the poor air circulation prevented the smoke alarm from going off when a small fire ignited. Most fires ignite between November and February, Stevens said. But the one on the first floor did ignite a fire inside the room which the hotel staff is still sort of struggling to put out. The gas inside the fuel lines caught on fire, and then ignited all the gas in the gas tank in one large explosion. Then the jeep exploded, sending a wave of flame and debris ripping through the front of the hotel and igniting a fire that destroyed most of the building within an hour. The newspapers are full of information about the apocalypse - greenhouse gasses will ignite massive fires, melt the ice caps, and submerge half the planet. Synonyms catch fire, catch, burst into flames, be set off, erupt, explode burn up, burn, flame up rare kindle light, set fire to, set on fire, set alight, set burning, fire, kindle, inflame, touch off informal set/put a match to 1.1with object Arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation) the words ignited new fury in him 那些话激起了他更多怒气。 Example sentencesExamples Let's hope that these sparks will ignite the anger of workers. If the views here don't ignite your passion, might we suggest bass fishing? Their minds were like kindling, I reflected; all they needed was a spark to ignite a love of learning that would lift them above the drugs, violence, and poverty. That achievement, however tentative and imperfect, would ignite mounting aspirations for democratization from Iran to Morocco. That gesture contained plenty of fuel for those who want to hate the United States, and also enough spark to ignite new hatreds, no doubt. What does it tell us about our political culture that it has taken an act of physical violence to ignite public interest in this election campaign? This is the source of the play's farcical energy, the spark that ignites its passion and its black comedy. The spark that ignited communal passions in the State was the burning of some compartments in a train that carried activists of the saffron camp. Set with beautiful stonework on the outside, designed to ignite the aesthetic emotions of hip-seeking purists, the city is falling apart, but no one will ever know. When that rate of monetary ease got above the 6% level, animal emotions were ignited in the equity markets. They complement each other perfectly, but neither failed to ignite in me anything more than the recognition that the vibe had suddenly changed. The listing of this bird as endangered ignited emotions across the southwest. This was the spark that ignited the discontent aroused by the eradication of coca fields, following Washington's guidelines. The rebellion in him was ignited when at the instigation of a money lender, his father was murdered. And for a team like the Calgary Flames, which has missed the playoffs for five straight seasons, you need a pretty big spark to ignite playoff hopes. The magazine's story at most provided an incidental spark that ignited the explosive outrage against US policies and practices that exists throughout the region. As the former England manager surveyed the debris by which he was surrounded, he knew that a spark was required to ignite the passion for which they were renowned in the north-east. She took me around the world when I was very young and ignited that fire in me. These critics have rightly emphasized Tourgee's influence on Chesnutt's career as a writer, as one of the sparks which ignited his literary aspirations. He would be the spark which would ignite their oppressed fury. Synonyms arouse, kindle, trigger, spark, instigate, excite, provoke, foment agitate, stimulate, stir up, work up, whip up, incite, fuel, animate Derivatives ignitability nounɪɡnʌɪtəˈbɪlɪti As desirable as the high standard of ignitability of hydrogen within the engine may be, it also requires a great deal of attention outside of the combustion chamber. Example sentencesExamples The subsequent procedures of undertaking the ignitability tests were consistent with all testing companies and performed in accordance with the regulations and the British Standards: 5852: Part 2: 1982. ignitable adjective ɪɡˈnʌɪtəb(ə)lɪɡˈnaɪdəb(ə)l All ignitable liquids were confirmed by gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy, according to the report. Example sentencesExamples The most ignitable institutional issue is the use of affirmative action to increase diversity in higher and professional education and consequently among the professional classes. There are also characteristic wastes, which means they are ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or designated as toxic by the Toxic Characteristic Leachate Procedure. At high loads the entire fuel/air mixture in the combustion chamber has the ignitable ratio of lambda = 1. Andrew Armstrong, a forensic chemist, declared: ‘There is no evidence of an identifiable ignitable liquid in any of the samples from the fire scene.’ Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense 'make intensely hot'): from Latin ignire 'set on fire', from ignis 'fire'. Rhymes affright, alight, alright, aright, bedight, bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, Dwight, excite, fight, flight, fright, goodnight, height, impolite, indict, indite, invite, kite, knight, light, lite, might, mite, night, nite, outfight, outright, plight, polite, quite, right, rite, sight, site, skintight, skite, sleight, slight, smite, Snow-white, spite, sprite, tight, tonight, trite, twite, underwrite, unite, uptight, white, wight, wright, write Definition of ignite in US English: ignite verbiɡˈnītɪɡˈnaɪt 1Catch fire or cause to catch fire. （使）着火，燃烧，点燃 no object furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites 家具着火后会散发出致命烟雾。 with object sparks flew out and ignited the dry scrub Example sentencesExamples Electrical storms ignited 46 new fires there in the past day. The fire was ignited by pyrotechnics set off as the heavy metal band Great White began their set. Most fires ignite between November and February, Stevens said. But the one on the first floor did ignite a fire inside the room which the hotel staff is still sort of struggling to put out. A pair of jeans left to dry by the gas fire ignited. He dismissed speculations that the fire was ignited by electrical faults or caused by foul play. The wet weather put the dampeners on most of the grass fires that ignite during the usually drier summer months. A missile ignited a fire that burned for three days and claimed 132 lives. In another incident the poor air circulation prevented the smoke alarm from going off when a small fire ignited. A plant reactor exploded during a failed cooling system test, igniting a massive fire that burned for ten days. Then the jeep exploded, sending a wave of flame and debris ripping through the front of the hotel and igniting a fire that destroyed most of the building within an hour. It appears the cause was an overheated extension power strip connected to an air conditioner, which caught on fire and ignited a carpet and a couch. While it may not be possible to predict when fires are going to ignite, it certainly is possible to work out remedial measures such as replacing old plant machinery. Once ignited, this fire would have proceeded very quickly, especially if the doors had been left open. When a fire ignites in a large building, its steel core does not melt, but over time it weakens. The newspapers are full of information about the apocalypse - greenhouse gasses will ignite massive fires, melt the ice caps, and submerge half the planet. The fire, believed to have started when a cigarette ignited petrol, began in the shed behind the home of the Maxwell family in the Poleglass district of the city. The large, mushroom-like plume was caused by a massive fire which ignited over 100 cars at a scrapyard at Dunsink Lane, Finglas. Officials in Oklahoma today are warning that dangerous new fires could ignite at any time. The gas inside the fuel lines caught on fire, and then ignited all the gas in the gas tank in one large explosion. Synonyms catch fire, catch, burst into flames, be set off, erupt, explode light, set fire to, set on fire, set alight, set burning, fire, kindle, inflame, touch off 1.1with object Arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation) the words ignited new fury in him 那些话激起了他更多怒气。 Example sentencesExamples And for a team like the Calgary Flames, which has missed the playoffs for five straight seasons, you need a pretty big spark to ignite playoff hopes. The listing of this bird as endangered ignited emotions across the southwest. These critics have rightly emphasized Tourgee's influence on Chesnutt's career as a writer, as one of the sparks which ignited his literary aspirations. The spark that ignited communal passions in the State was the burning of some compartments in a train that carried activists of the saffron camp. As the former England manager surveyed the debris by which he was surrounded, he knew that a spark was required to ignite the passion for which they were renowned in the north-east. That achievement, however tentative and imperfect, would ignite mounting aspirations for democratization from Iran to Morocco. If the views here don't ignite your passion, might we suggest bass fishing? The magazine's story at most provided an incidental spark that ignited the explosive outrage against US policies and practices that exists throughout the region. That gesture contained plenty of fuel for those who want to hate the United States, and also enough spark to ignite new hatreds, no doubt. He would be the spark which would ignite their oppressed fury. She took me around the world when I was very young and ignited that fire in me. When that rate of monetary ease got above the 6% level, animal emotions were ignited in the equity markets. What does it tell us about our political culture that it has taken an act of physical violence to ignite public interest in this election campaign? The rebellion in him was ignited when at the instigation of a money lender, his father was murdered. They complement each other perfectly, but neither failed to ignite in me anything more than the recognition that the vibe had suddenly changed. Let's hope that these sparks will ignite the anger of workers. Their minds were like kindling, I reflected; all they needed was a spark to ignite a love of learning that would lift them above the drugs, violence, and poverty. This was the spark that ignited the discontent aroused by the eradication of coca fields, following Washington's guidelines. This is the source of the play's farcical energy, the spark that ignites its passion and its black comedy. Set with beautiful stonework on the outside, designed to ignite the aesthetic emotions of hip-seeking purists, the city is falling apart, but no one will ever know. Synonyms arouse, kindle, trigger, spark, instigate, excite, provoke, foment Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘make intensely hot’): from Latin ignire ‘set on fire’, from ignis ‘fire’.
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