ignite
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definition
verb
furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites
catch fire or cause to catch fire.
translation of 'ignite'
verb
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example
The wet weather put the dampeners on most of the grass fires that 'ignite' during the usually drier summer months.
Officials in Oklahoma today are warning that dangerous new fires could 'ignite' at any time.
The newspapers are full of information about the apocalypse - greenhouse gasses will 'ignite' massive fires, melt the ice caps, and submerge half the planet.
Most fires 'ignite' between November and February, Stevens said.
That gesture contained plenty of fuel for those who want to hate the United States, and also enough spark to 'ignite' new hatreds, no doubt.
But the one on the first floor did 'ignite' a fire inside the room which the hotel staff is still sort of struggling to put out.
Set with beautiful stonework on the outside, designed to 'ignite' the aesthetic emotions of hip-seeking purists, the city is falling apart, but no one will ever know.
Their minds were like kindling, I reflected; all they needed was a spark to 'ignite' a love of learning that would lift them above the drugs, violence, and poverty.
While it may not be possible to predict when fires are going to 'ignite' , it certainly is possible to work out remedial measures such as replacing old plant machinery.
What does it tell us about our political culture that it has taken an act of physical violence to 'ignite' public interest in this election campaign?
As the former England manager surveyed the debris by which he was surrounded, he knew that a spark was required to 'ignite' the passion for which they were renowned in the north-east.
They complement each other perfectly, but neither failed to 'ignite' in me anything more than the recognition that the vibe had suddenly changed.
If the views here don't 'ignite' your passion, might we suggest bass fishing?
He would be the spark which would 'ignite' their oppressed fury.
That achievement, however tentative and imperfect, would 'ignite' mounting aspirations for democratization from Iran to Morocco.
Let's hope that these sparks will 'ignite' the anger of workers.
And for a team like the Calgary Flames, which has missed the playoffs for five straight seasons, you need a pretty big spark to 'ignite' playoff hopes.
The subsequent procedures of undertaking the 'ignitability' tests were consistent with all testing companies and performed in accordance with the regulations and the British Standards: 5852: Part 2: 1982.
The listing of this bird as endangered 'ignited' emotions across the southwest.
At high loads the entire fuel/air mixture in the combustion chamber has the 'ignitable' ratio of lambda = 1.
The fire was 'ignited' by pyrotechnics set off as the heavy metal band Great White began their set.
This is the source of the play's farcical energy, the spark that 'ignites' its passion and its black comedy.
These critics have rightly emphasized Tourgee's influence on Chesnutt's career as a writer, as one of the sparks which 'ignited' his literary aspirations.
Andrew Armstrong, a forensic chemist, declared: ‘There is no evidence of an identifiable 'ignitable' liquid in any of the samples from the fire scene.’
The magazine's story at most provided an incidental spark that 'ignited' the explosive outrage against US policies and practices that exists throughout the region.
The fire, believed to have started when a cigarette 'ignited' petrol, began in the shed behind the home of the Maxwell family in the Poleglass district of the city.
The gas inside the fuel lines caught on fire, and then 'ignited' all the gas in the gas tank in one large explosion.
Once 'ignited' , this fire would have proceeded very quickly, especially if the doors had been left open.
The large, mushroom-like plume was caused by a massive fire which 'ignited' over 100 cars at a scrapyard at Dunsink Lane, Finglas.
A plant reactor exploded during a failed cooling system test, 'igniting' a massive fire that burned for ten days.
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