ignite

Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈnaɪt/

The English word “ignite” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To set fire to (something), to light (something)
To spark off (something), to trigger
To commence burning.
To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.

Etymology

From Latin ignītus, past participle of igniō, ignire (“to set on fire, ignite”), from Latin ignis (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis, and thus related to Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), Lithuanian ugnis, and Russian ого́нь (ogónʹ).

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