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Ignite Match Start Fire Heat Means Kiss ɪɡ'Naɪt

Front ignite
Pron [ɪɡ'naɪt]
Back 【ignite】
v.使燃烧
He ignited the match by scratching it on the desk.
他将火柴在桌上一擦,便点燃了火柴。
Vocab
ignitecause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

Ignite is a verb that means to start heat or a flame. Trying to ignite a match inside a dark fireworks factory is a really bad idea — one that can get you blown sky high.

The literal definition of ignite is to cause something to catch fire or burn. Dousing a house in gasoline and putting a lit match to the front door will surely cause the home to ignite. In its more figurative sense, ignite means to inspire intense feelings. A passionate kiss can ignite a fiery romance, but if one of the people doing the kissing is married to someone else, that kiss could ignite a spouse's fury.

All forms of 'ignite' will appear on average once every 1394 pages.
ignitable
ignite
ignited
igniter
ignitible
ignition
reignite

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