ignite
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin ignitus (past participle of ignire). Sanskrit "agni"=fire .Latin"ignis". Russian"ogni".
[edit] Verb
ignite (third-person singular simple present ignites, present participle igniting, simple past and past participle ignited)
- (transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
- (transitive) to spark off (something), to enthuse
- (intransitive) to commence burning.
[edit] Translations
to set fire to, to light
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
ignite f.
- Feminine plural form of ignito
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
ignīte
- second-person plural present active imperative of igniō
