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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This ignited a profoundly personal and heated rivalry between the former best friends.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
On Sunday afternoon, the Camp House Fire near Brimson ignited, and on Monday morning, the Jenkins Creek Fire ignited a few miles northwest of the Camp House Fire.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
Tatum ignited that surge with a 3-pointer – part of a 20-point first half for the Celtics star – and Kristaps Porzingis helped maintain it with two offensive rebounds, a putback tip-in and a steal under Boston’s basket.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
Starship ignited its Raptor engines Monday morning on a test stand near SpaceX's Starbase launch facility in South Texas.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
On Sunday afternoon, the Camp House Fire near Brimson ignited, and on Monday morning, the Jenkins Creek Fire ignited a few miles northwest of the Camp House Fire.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
Tatum ignited that surge with a 3-pointer – part of a 20-point first half for the Celtics star – and Kristaps Porzingis helped maintain it with two offensive rebounds, a putback tip-in and a steal under Boston’s basket.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
Starship ignited its Raptor engines Monday morning on a test stand near SpaceX's Starbase launch facility in South Texas.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
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“Ignite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignite. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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