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Synonyms & Antonyms of ignite
to set (something) on fire
- tried using newspapers as kindling to ignite the logs in the fireplace
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Antonyms for ignite
- douse
- (also dowse),
- extinguish,
- put out,
- quench,
- snuff (out)
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The first known use of ignite was in 1666
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