ignite

Meaning

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.

Origin

From Latin ignītus, past participle of ignio, from Latin ignis ("fire"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis, and thus related to Sanskrit अग्नि, Lithuanian ugnis, and Russian ого́нь.

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