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单词 ignite
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ig•nite /ɪgˈnaɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -nit•ed, -nit•ing. 
  1. to (cause to) catch fire;
    (cause to) begin to burn: [no object]Gasoline will ignite when the spark is fired.[+ object]They ignited the bonfire.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ig•nite  (ig nīt),USA pronunciation v., -nit•ed, -nit•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to set on fire;
    kindle.
  2. Chemistryto heat intensely;
    roast.

v.i. 
  1. to take fire;
    begin to burn.
  • Latin ignītus (past participle of ignīre to set on fire, ignite), equivalent. to ign(is) fire + -ītus -ite2
  • 1660–70
ig•nita•ble, ig•niti•ble, adj. 
ig•nit′a•bili•ty, ig•nit′i•bili•ty, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See kindle. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ignite /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ vb
  1. to catch fire or set fire to; burn or cause to burn
  2. (transitive) to heat strongly
  3. (transitive) to stimulate or provoke
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ignīre to set alight, from ignis fire

igˈnitable, igˈnitible adj igˌnitaˈbility, igˌnitiˈbility n
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