Advertisement

Advertisement

ignite

Definition for ignite

verb as in set on fire

Discover More

Example Sentences

The HHS statement serves as rhetorical camouflage, designed to ignite fatigue and resentment among voters who want to “move on.”

From Salon

Mr Thompson's killing ignited a wide debate about how the US healthcare system operates.

From BBC

The pandemic began a year into his new job, and he found himself working from home and searching for ways to ignite his creativity.

The reports also state that none of the vessels they looked at were fitted with flame arresters – safety devices designed to stop flames from igniting flammable gases.

From BBC

It failed to ignite, but he then poured the petrol from a second Molotov cocktail bottle on to the bonnet of another police van and set it alight.

From BBC

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement