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Definition of ignite:

  • (verb) cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat;
  • (verb) start to burn or burst into flames;
  • (verb) arouse or excite feelings and passions;

Sentence Examples:

Never did a smaller spark ignite a greater conflagration.

It is dried, ignited and weighed as strontium sulfate.

If it blackens without igniting, the heat is deemed sufficient.

Two torpedoes, badly ignited, failed to injure either of them.

The connection was made, and the gunpowder ignited.

How are these gases ignited on bogs and meadows?

If oil is spilled, wipe it up before igniting the stove.

They generally burn without detonation if ignited by flame.

They are bleached in a close room with ignited sulfur.

Within twenty minutes the marksmen had it well ignited.

All other lights were extinguished and the brandy ignited.

"That young person is a self-igniting taper," he had concluded.

A drop of sulfuric acid instantly ignites stars containing them.

Another incendiary ignited a wooden building a step nearer the warehouse.

The spark ignited but did not light the wick.

The contents of the shell are thereby ejected and ignited.

The kiln thus formed is then ignited at several points.

A red-hot bar thrust through a vent ignited the charge.

The fuse was ignited and the stick of dynamite thrown.

The wooden splint, when dipped into the bottle, was ignited.

My amorous heart ignites with new flames in her presence.

Match in cylinder moves, but incendiary charge does not ignite.

All these compounds, when ignited, leave insoluble anhydrous aluminum fluoride.

He applied the ignited splinter to the edge of the hoop.

The sawdust prevents the flash igniting the whole at once.

The method adopted is to evaporate to dryness and ignite the residue.

It is the spark that will ignite the great gas chandelier.

If blackening has occurred, moisten with sulfuric acid, and ignite again.

An electric spark ignites the compressed mixture causing it to explode.

They ignited at once the petroleum and shavings packed around them.

How can a nail (beaten by a hammer) ignite a brimstone match?

It closely resembles the action of gunpowder when ignited in a gun.

The gases are ignited by a gas-jet situated in a sliding valve.

The hydrogen is ignited and burns with an almost colorless flame.

Fortunately, the combustibles in the barrel went out after being ignited.

The crockery burst on impact and the fuse ignited the contents.

Placing his boot upon the ignited tape, Webb severed the fuse.

Paraffin will stand a little higher compression than petrol before pre-igniting.

We see a spark ignite the gunpowder, we see one billiard-ball impel another.

Ejaculated Tom, as the spark ignited and the engine began to rumble.

It is better, however, to filter off the solution, evaporate, and ignite.

Having ignited the tinder I want to set fire to the match.

According to Le Cat animals contain inflammable substances which ignite of themselves.

Because it again liberates the hydrogen of the tallow, and ignites it.

Shouted Prescott, rising as soon as he had ignited a clump of grass.

The Lecturer then ignited the mixture by means of sulfuric acid.

If the solids blacken when ignited, the water contains organic matter.

He had gunpowder given him, but he was dead before it became ignited.

By striking fire with flint and steel, the tinder was ignited.

Be generous with kindling and wood: it takes strong heat to ignite coal.

The intrepid woman held up her torch and ignited the pile.

Pulling the trigger vigorously ignites an incendiary charge in the ignition cylinder.

The woodwork of the building and the wooden barrels then became ignited.

If the air shutter openings are too large the oil may not ignite.

To ignite the match it was necessary to draw it briskly through sand-paper.

Alcohol is inflamed, when it is brought in contact with an ignited body.

Evaporate the third portion to dryness, and ignite gently in a closed crucible.

Little Miss Gunpowder, milder than the dusk before the moon ignites it!

For an hour, then, he strove in vain to ignite his bit of tinder.

The earliest lamps were simply wicks stuck into a saucer of oil and ignited.

Her maid-servant takes from a canvas bag, a torch which she ignites.

Within seconds a fourth freighter erupted into flame as its fuel system ignited.

They ignite and bound into brilliance like sparks of meeting metal and flint.

The oxide of manganese will be precipitated, and can be ignited and weighed.

They are so contrived that the fuse is instantly ignited when they strike.

This pilot flame ignites the fuel as it is propelled from the gun.

This shows that an incendiary charge of the ignition cylinder has been ignited.

Gasoline gas is very inflammable and will cause an explosion if it becomes ignited.

During the night the flash arising from ignited gunpowder might be employed.

Filter, wash with hot water, dry, and ignite strongly in a loosely-covered crucible.

A jet of hydrogen or coal gas directed upon spongy platinum is at once ignited.

Here, again, political novelties are the spark that ignites the mass of gunpowder.

Fraunhofer had previously made known that the spectrum of ignited gases is discontinuous.

Put one or two tablespoonfuls of alcohol into a plate or saucer and ignite it.

Mice often have caused fires by gnawing the phosphorus matches and igniting them.

The air should be completely expelled from the apparatus before igniting the gas.

The U tubes were filled with moistened asbestos which had been previously ignited.

A moment later the sulfur ignited the tinder, and he lighted a candle.

Julian ignited a bundle of ferns that lay in the middle of the hut.

The preparation can be ignited by fastening a lighted fuse to a long rod.

Smokers carried a roll of tobacco, a knife and tinder to ignite their tobacco.

Asked the Widow cautiously, and Wiley knew that the bombshell was ignited.

A word only was wanting, like a lighted match, to ignite these lurid apprehensions.

Tree top ignited tree top; the parks and boulevards were one smother of radiance.

When a paroxysm is felt ignite a piece of the paper and inhale the smoke.

The wick was dipped in alcohol, ignited, and inserted briefly into the cup.

He then ignited a small oil burning lamp in a carved-out nook in the wall.

As if powder could be any wetter when it has become too damp to ignite!

Sometimes the pipe gets red-hot, and it is an easy matter to ignite the woodwork.

Under the ashes were live embers which quickly ignited the wood he threw on.

A variety of offenses against women served as an igniting spark for blood feuds.

If the house is ignited, the encircling assailants strive to intercept the fleeing inhabitants.

These were originally filled with oil, and wicks were placed in them and ignited.

A burning match will not ignite pure wool; threads of shoddy will catch fire.

In a large fireplace some logs of wood, evidently not long ago ignited, were crackling.

They're flares set here to ignite any chaff of discontent which may be blowing about.

Otto, when he compressed the explosive mixture in the working cylinder before igniting it.

Dry the precipitate, and ignite in a platinum or porcelain crucible at the strongest heat.

To send it off needed but a spark, and a slight misunderstanding ignited that spark.

One of the balls of fire had struck a curtain and ignited the flimsy material.