ignite
verb
[ ɪɡˈnʌɪt ]
• catch fire or cause to catch fire.
• "furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites"
Similar:
catch fire,
catch,
burst into flames,
be set off,
erupt,
explode,
burn up,
burn,
flame up,
kindle,
light,
set fire to,
set on fire,
set alight,
set burning,
fire,
inflame,
touch off,
set/put a match to,
Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘make intensely hot’): from Latin ignire ‘set on fire’, from ignis ‘fire’.
