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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Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
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Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2025
The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has again ignited a political firestorm.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025
Vulcan's Centaur upper stage ignited its RL10 engines several times to maneuver into a near-circular geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
To ignite true strategic transformation from the inside out.
—Lisa Bodell, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ignite
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“Ignite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignite. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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