Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ignite
Participle: ignited
Gerund: igniting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | ignite |
| you | ignite |
| he;she;it | ignites |
| we | ignite |
| you | ignite |
| they | ignite |
Perfect
| I | have ignited |
| you | have ignited |
| he;she;it | has ignited |
| we | have ignited |
| you | have ignited |
| they | have ignited |
Past
| I | ignited |
| you | ignited |
| he;she;it | ignited |
| we | ignited |
| you | ignited |
| they | ignited |
Pluperfect
| I | had ignited |
| you | had ignited |
| he;she;it | had ignited |
| we | had ignited |
| you | had ignited |
| they | had ignited |
Future
| I | will ignite |
| you | will ignite |
| he;she;it | will ignite |
| we | will ignite |
| you | will ignite |
| they | will ignite |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ignited |
| you | will have ignited |
| he;she;it | will have ignited |
| we | will have ignited |
| you | will have ignited |
| they | will have ignited |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ignite |
| you | ignite |
| he;she;it | ignite |
| we | ignite |
| you | ignite |
| they | ignite |
Perfect
| I | have ignited |
| you | have ignited |
| he;she;it | have ignited |
| we | have ignited |
| you | have ignited |
| they | have ignited |
Imperfect
| I | ignited |
| you | ignited |
| he;she;it | ignited |
| we | ignited |
| you | ignited |
| they | ignited |
Pluperfect
| I | had ignited |
| you | had ignited |
| he;she;it | had ignited |
| we | had ignited |
| you | had ignited |
| they | had ignited |
Conditional
Present
| I | would ignite |
| you | would ignite |
| he;she;it | would ignite |
| we | would ignite |
| you | would ignite |
| they | would ignite |
Perfect
| I | would have ignited |
| you | would have ignited |
| he;she;it | would have ignited |
| we | would have ignited |
| you | would have ignited |
| they | would have ignited |
Imperative
| you | ignite |
| we | Let's ignite |
| you | ignite |
Verbs conjugated like 'ignite'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'ignite'
agnise,
agnize,
gnide,
ignify,
ignore,
incite,
indite,
init,
innate,
invite,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to cause to begin burning; to start a [[fire]]
- conflagrate, fire, inflame, kindle, light, set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, set alight, set fire, set on fire
- inflame
- fire, light, kindle
- start
- begin, motivate, encourage
Antonyms
- inflame
- extinguish, dampen, pacify, appease
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Latin ignītus, past participle of igniō, ignire (“to set on fire, ignite”), from Latin ignis (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis, and thus related to Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), Lithuanian ugnis, and Russian ого́нь (ogónʹ).
Sample Sentences
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ignite curiosity
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ignite someone's interest
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Their blend of concert harp, vibes, bass and Latin percussion ignited much of the audience. [1980 February 16, Althea, “Teresa Trull and Julie Homi with the Harp Band [review]”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 29, page 13:]
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Our observations on the way up had been mixed but the deep, crisp cold of the Peruvian night followed by a crystal clear dawn re-ignited our enthusiasm and sent us scampering across the frozen snow bowl […] [2005, Mick Fowler, On Thin Ice: Alpine Climbs in the Americas, Asia and the Himalaya:]
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to ignite iron or platinum