ignite

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verb

1. cause to start burning;
subject to fire or great heat (Freq. 2)
- Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter
- Light a cigarette
• Syn:
light
• Ant:
extinguish
• Derivationally related forms:
light (for: light), lighter (for: light), ignitible, ignitable, ignition, igniter, ignitor
• Hypernyms:
burn, combust
• Hyponyms:
light up, fire up, light, reignite, kindle,
enkindle, conflagrate, inflame, flare up
• Cause:
burn, combust
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. arouse or excite feelings and passions (Freq. 1)
- The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
- The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
- Wake old feelings of hatred
• Syn:
inflame, stir up, wake, heat, fire up
• Derivationally related forms:
heat (for: heat), inflammatory (for: inflame), inflammation (for: inflame), inflaming (for: inflame)
• Hypernyms:
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke,
fire, raise, provoke
• Hyponyms:
ferment
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. start to burn or burst into flames (Freq. 1)
- Marsh gases ignited suddenly
- The oily rags combusted spontaneously
• Syn:
erupt, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate
• Derivationally related forms:
combustible (for: combust), combustive (for: combust), ignitible, ignitable, ignition
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
blow out, catch, light up
• Verb Group:
burn, combust
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  inflame, stir up, wake, heat, fire up, erupt, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate, light
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench