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# ignite

«ignite» in Mova's school dictionary: **to start burning or to make something start burning** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (ignite, ignites, ignited, igniting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To ignite is to start burning or to make something start burning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignite/#m1)

2) To ignite a feeling or interest is to make it suddenly strong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignite/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on burning, a fuel ignites when it is hot enough and has oxygen; the fire triangle is fuel, heat and oxygen. In safety lessons: keep flammable things away from flames because they can ignite easily; matches and lighters are for adults. In stories, a spark ignites a fire, or a speech ignites anger or hope. Phrases: ignite easily, ignite a fire, ignite interest.

### examples

- The match ignited with a small flash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignite/#x1)
- Petrol can ignite very easily, so keep it away from flames. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignite/#x2)
- The rocket's engines ignited and it lifted off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignite/#x3)
- Dry leaves ignited when a spark landed on them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignite/#x4)
- The science show ignited her interest in space. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignite/#x5)
- Never try to ignite fireworks without an adult. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignite/#x6)
- During this festival it was customary for shepherds to ignite a mass of straw, through which they rushed with their flocks, believing that this ordeal would purify them from sin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignite/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: ignited, igniting. Noun: ignition (the key that starts a car goes in the ignition). Formal word for «light» or «catch fire». Flammable things ignite easily.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ignite» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignite/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.