as in to burn
to set (something) on fire
tried using newspapers as kindling to ignite the logs in the fireplace
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Recent Examples of ignite
If your device should overheat, smoke, or ignite midflight, contact a crew member immediately.
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 23 May 2025
The strikes that lasted into Friday morning came a day after Israeli tanks and drones attacked a hospital in northern Gaza, igniting fires and causing extensive damage, Palestinian hospital officials said on Thursday.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
This significant valuation discrepancy has ignited investor doubt.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
An adorable blue extraterrestrial creature and a teflon spy operative are expected to ignite the box office over Memorial Day weekend.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 23 May 2025
The strikes that lasted into Friday morning came a day after Israeli tanks and drones attacked a hospital in northern Gaza, igniting fires and causing extensive damage, Palestinian hospital officials said on Thursday.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
This significant valuation discrepancy has ignited investor doubt.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
An adorable blue extraterrestrial creature and a teflon spy operative are expected to ignite the box office over Memorial Day weekend.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignite
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
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Child and pet safety: Never forget to safeguard young children and pets by not leaving them unattended in vehicles, especially during scorching weather when car interiors can become life-threateningly hot.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
31 May 2025
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Despite an evaporated offence, Toronto remained in every game late, except a scorching Sunday at George M. Steinbrenner Field.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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His cast includes manatees who use flatulence to control their buoyancy and cave dwelling fungus gnats that create beautiful, illuminated fly-traps from the mucus lit by their bioluminescent butts.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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The Democrats are getting ready to light $20 million on fire to study their unpopularity!—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
Verb
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As plaque and bacteria build up, the gums become inflamed.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
29 May 2025
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Pretoria must now accept that Washington will inflame racial tensions in South Africa for the foreseeable future.—
Sizwe Mpofu Walsh,
Time,
23 May 2025
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“Ignite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignite. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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