ignited; igniting
1
a
: to set afire
also
: kindle
b
: to cause (a fuel) to burn
2
: to subject to fire or intense heat
especially
: to render luminous by heat
Examples of ignite in a Sentence
The fire was ignited by sparks.
The paper ignited on contact with sparks.
a material that ignites easily
Three wins in a row ignited the team.
His proposal is igniting opposition.
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McIntire was arrested in Massachusetts last month and faces federal charges in Missouri for allegedly using a homemade incendiary device to ignite the two electric vehicles on March 17.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
That remarkable drop from the prior 2.4% rate pushed stocks lower, ignited talk of a recession and underscored why Americans’ confidence in the economic outlook fell this week to the lowest level in 13 years.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Mars enters Leo on the 18th, which can ignite your personal power and give you the drive to make things happen in your external reality.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
Finally, the violence of the Liberation Day reactions may jolt public inflation expectations upwards, which some at the Fed believe could ignite a more sustained inflation.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
That remarkable drop from the prior 2.4% rate pushed stocks lower, ignited talk of a recession and underscored why Americans’ confidence in the economic outlook fell this week to the lowest level in 13 years.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Mars enters Leo on the 18th, which can ignite your personal power and give you the drive to make things happen in your external reality.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
Finally, the violence of the Liberation Day reactions may jolt public inflation expectations upwards, which some at the Fed believe could ignite a more sustained inflation.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Ignite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignite. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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