arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette
To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum
When you ignite something or when it ignites, it starts burning or explodes. The bombs ignited a fire which destroyed some 60 houses The blasts were caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited
start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
If something or someone ignites your feelings, they cause you to have very strong feelings about something. There was one teacher who really ignited my interest in words