as in to burn
to set (something) on fire
tried using newspapers as kindling to ignite the logs in the fireplace
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Burning across 300,000 acres of land in northern New Mexico, the destructive blaze ignited when two separate wildfires merged into one.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
Explore exercises and lean into the ones that ignite your progress.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
The following day, Mercury will slip into Sagittarius, igniting your 10th house of career, authority and reputation.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The crash ignited a fire that scorched approximately 100 to 200 yards of grass.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
Explore exercises and lean into the ones that ignite your progress.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
The following day, Mercury will slip into Sagittarius, igniting your 10th house of career, authority and reputation.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The crash ignited a fire that scorched approximately 100 to 200 yards of grass.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Ignite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignite. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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