† igniteadj.

Etymology: < Latin ignītus, past participle of ignīre (see ignite v.).

Obsolete.

Intensely heated, in a state of white or red heat; glowing with heat, fiery. Also figurative hot, ardent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [adjective] > having or communicating much heat > very > glowing

glowingc1000

red?c1225

gledyc1385

ignite1575

candent1585

walming1601

calescent1804

candescent1824

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iii. f. 49^v That we micht knaw his cheritie Ignite, Ardent, and hait.

1635 D. Person Varieties ii. 55 These vaporous exhalations, whereof all the ignite and fiery Meteors..are composed.

a1650 Venim. Qual. Tobacco in Arb. Jas. I, Counterbl. (1869) App. 86 Tabacco is an ignite Plant.

1671 R. Bohun Disc. Wind 173 The ignite and suffocating Air, which infests the Burning Zone.

1671 R. Bohun Disc. Wind 175 The Ignite Damps..that finding no Vent, cause Earthquakes..if they escape through the Pores of the Earth.

1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 83 A Purse made of Alumen plumosum..put into a Pan of burning Charcoal till it was thoroughly ignite.

1704 J. Pitts True Acct. Mohammetans vii. 72 Without..any other prolifick Heat, but that of the Sun, and such ignite Particles as the Earth may afford.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

ignitev.

Brit.

/ɪɡˈnʌɪt/, U.S.

/ɪɡˈnaɪt/

Etymology: < ignite adj., or Latin ignīt- participial stem of ignīre to set on fire, < ignis fire.

1. transitive. To subject to the action of fire, to make intensely hot, to cause to glow with heat; in chemical use, spec. to heat to the point of combustion or chemical change.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > heat or make hot [verb (transitive)] > make intensely hot

fervefy1599

ignitea1684

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > subject or expose to heat or fire [verb (transitive)] > to direct action of fire or flame

ignitea1684

inure1712

flame1875

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1666 (1955) III. 452 The heate (with a long set of faire & warme weather) had even ignited the aire, & prepared the materials to conceive the fire.

1795 R. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 85 327 A piece of the substance was ignited to whiteness, and then quenched in a large bulk of cold water.

1838 C. Tomlinson Stud. Man. Nat. Philos. i. i. 44 By incandescence we mean a glowing heat; and this is altogether different from ignition, since in the latter process the body is chemically changed; and generally speaking, a body can be ignited but once, whereas a body may be brought to a state of incandescence many times.

1853 W. Gregory Inorg. Chem. 187 The liquid is now evaporated to dryness, and the dry residue ignited and melted in a covered platinum vessel.

1889 Nature 31 Jan. 325/2 On evaporating a quantity and igniting in a platinum dish.

a. In popular use: To set fire to, to kindle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > kindle or set alight

annealeOE

ontendeOE

atend1006

alightOE

kindlec1175

tindc1175

lightc1225

lightenc1384

quickc1390

firea1393

to set (a) fire in, on, upon, of, now only toc1400

quickenc1425

accenda1475

enlumine1477

to light upa1500

to shoot (something) on firec1540

to give fire1562

incend1598

entine1612

betine1659

emblaze1743

to touch off1759

ignite1823

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Ignite, to kindle, to set on fire. A chymical term.]

1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 64 His preparation would not ignite any substance whatever, even gun~powder.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxv. 189 Half a box of matches was consumed in the effort to ignite it [a lamp].

1874 J. G. Holland Mistress of Manse iv. 125 We shrink and shrivel in the flames That low desire ignites and feeds.

b. figurative. To light up, as if on fire.

ΚΠ

1871 J. Tyndall Hours of Exercise in Alps ix. 94 Over the rugged face of the Breithorn itself the light fell as if in splashes, igniting its glaciers.

3. intransitive. To take fire; to begin to burn.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or be on fire [verb (intransitive)] > catch fire or begin to burn

quicka1225

kindle?c1225

tindc1290

atend1398

to catch fire (also afire, on fire)c1400

quickenc1425

enkindle1556

fire1565

to set on fire1596

take1612

catch1632

conflagrate1657

to fly on fire1692

to go up1716

deflagrate1752

flagrate1756

inflame1783

ignite1818

to fire up1845

1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. Ignite, to become red-hot. A term of chymistry.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Ignite, to take fire; to become red with heat.

1846 W. Greener Sci. Gunnery (new ed.) 90 A serious accident occurred..from the fuse of a shell igniting.

1885 Manch. Examiner 10 July 5/1 The gas ignited, and the explosion followed.

4. transitive and intransitive. To strike (an arc).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > discharge of electricity > of discharge: come into being [verb (intransitive)] > form arc

strike1891

arc1893

ignite1917

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > discharge of electricity > discharge [verb (transitive)] > produce arc

strike1891

ignite1917

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > phenomena [verb (intransitive)] > strike an arc

ignite1917

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > phenomena [verb (transitive)] > strike an arc

ignite1917

1917 Proc. IRE 5 298 It is assumed that the arc ignites every third time on the edges.

1919 E. W. Stone Elem. Radiotelegr. (1920) viii. 152 The arc is now ‘struck’ or ignited by this potential.

1933 D. D. Knowles in Electronics VI. 164/1 The Ignitron* is the latest arrival in the rapidly growing family of industrial electronic tubes. It is a tube in which conductivity is established by igniting the arc. [*Note] Pronounced like the word ‘ignite’.

Derivatives

igˈniting n. and adj.

ΚΠ

1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things v. 1382 From friction..might spring The igniting cause.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ignite
释义	† igniteadj. Etymology: < Latin ignītus, past participle of ignīre (see ignite v.). Obsolete. Intensely heated, in a state of white or red heat; glowing with heat, fiery. Also figurative hot, ardent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [adjective] > having or communicating much heat > very > glowing glowingc1000 red?c1225 gledyc1385 ignite1575 candent1585 walming1601 calescent1804 candescent1824 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus iii. f. 49^v That we micht knaw his cheritie Ignite, Ardent, and hait. 1635 D. Person Varieties ii. 55 These vaporous exhalations, whereof all the ignite and fiery Meteors..are composed. a1650 Venim. Qual. Tobacco in Arb. Jas. I, Counterbl. (1869) App. 86 Tabacco is an ignite Plant. 1671 R. Bohun Disc. Wind 173 The ignite and suffocating Air, which infests the Burning Zone. 1671 R. Bohun Disc. Wind 175 The Ignite Damps..that finding no Vent, cause Earthquakes..if they escape through the Pores of the Earth. 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 83 A Purse made of Alumen plumosum..put into a Pan of burning Charcoal till it was thoroughly ignite. 1704 J. Pitts True Acct. Mohammetans vii. 72 Without..any other prolifick Heat, but that of the Sun, and such ignite Particles as the Earth may afford. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021). ignitev. Brit. /ɪɡˈnʌɪt/, U.S. /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ Etymology: < ignite adj., or Latin ignīt- participial stem of ignīre to set on fire, < ignis fire. 1. transitive. To subject to the action of fire, to make intensely hot, to cause to glow with heat; in chemical use, spec. to heat to the point of combustion or chemical change. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > heat or make hot [verb (transitive)] > make intensely hot fervefy1599 ignitea1684 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > subject or expose to heat or fire [verb (transitive)] > to direct action of fire or flame ignitea1684 inure1712 flame1875 a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1666 (1955) III. 452 The heate (with a long set of faire & warme weather) had even ignited the aire, & prepared the materials to conceive the fire. 1795 R. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 85 327 A piece of the substance was ignited to whiteness, and then quenched in a large bulk of cold water. 1838 C. Tomlinson Stud. Man. Nat. Philos. i. i. 44 By incandescence we mean a glowing heat; and this is altogether different from ignition, since in the latter process the body is chemically changed; and generally speaking, a body can be ignited but once, whereas a body may be brought to a state of incandescence many times. 1853 W. Gregory Inorg. Chem. 187 The liquid is now evaporated to dryness, and the dry residue ignited and melted in a covered platinum vessel. 1889 Nature 31 Jan. 325/2 On evaporating a quantity and igniting in a platinum dish. 2. a. In popular use: To set fire to, to kindle. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > kindle or set alight annealeOE ontendeOE atend1006 alightOE kindlec1175 tindc1175 lightc1225 lightenc1384 quickc1390 firea1393 to set (a) fire in, on, upon, of, now only toc1400 quickenc1425 accenda1475 enlumine1477 to light upa1500 to shoot (something) on firec1540 to give fire1562 incend1598 entine1612 betine1659 emblaze1743 to touch off1759 ignite1823 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Ignite, to kindle, to set on fire. A chymical term.] 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 64 His preparation would not ignite any substance whatever, even gun~powder. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxv. 189 Half a box of matches was consumed in the effort to ignite it [a lamp]. 1874 J. G. Holland Mistress of Manse iv. 125 We shrink and shrivel in the flames That low desire ignites and feeds. b. figurative. To light up, as if on fire. ΚΠ 1871 J. Tyndall Hours of Exercise in Alps ix. 94 Over the rugged face of the Breithorn itself the light fell as if in splashes, igniting its glaciers. 3. intransitive. To take fire; to begin to burn. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or be on fire [verb (intransitive)] > catch fire or begin to burn quicka1225 kindle?c1225 tindc1290 atend1398 to catch fire (also afire, on fire)c1400 quickenc1425 enkindle1556 fire1565 to set on fire1596 take1612 catch1632 conflagrate1657 to fly on fire1692 to go up1716 deflagrate1752 flagrate1756 inflame1783 ignite1818 to fire up1845 1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. Ignite, to become red-hot. A term of chymistry. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Ignite, to take fire; to become red with heat. 1846 W. Greener Sci. Gunnery (new ed.) 90 A serious accident occurred..from the fuse of a shell igniting. 1885 Manch. Examiner 10 July 5/1 The gas ignited, and the explosion followed. 4. transitive and intransitive. To strike (an arc). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > discharge of electricity > of discharge: come into being [verb (intransitive)] > form arc strike1891 arc1893 ignite1917 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > discharge of electricity > discharge [verb (transitive)] > produce arc strike1891 ignite1917 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > phenomena [verb (intransitive)] > strike an arc ignite1917 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic phenomena > phenomena [verb (transitive)] > strike an arc ignite1917 1917 Proc. IRE 5 298 It is assumed that the arc ignites every third time on the edges. 1919 E. W. Stone Elem. Radiotelegr. (1920) viii. 152 The arc is now ‘struck’ or ignited by this potential. 1933 D. D. Knowles in Electronics VI. 164/1 The Ignitron* is the latest arrival in the rapidly growing family of industrial electronic tubes. It is a tube in which conductivity is established by igniting the arc. [*Note] Pronounced like the word ‘ignite’. Derivatives igˈniting n. and adj. ΚΠ 1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius Nature of Things v. 1382 From friction..might spring The igniting cause. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1575v.a1684
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