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ignite
verb as in set on fire
Weak matches
burst into flames, catch fire, put match to, set alight, set fire to, start up, take fire, touch off
Example Sentences
Once these batteries ignite, they cannot be put out using water and must be left in a secure area to gradually release gas.
In his victory speech, Carney lashed out at US President Donald Trump, who has ignited a trade war with Canada and said he wants to make the country the 51st US state.
Bass has faced widespread outrage over her whereabouts after returning to Los Angeles from Ghana on Wednesday, 24 hours after fires ignited.
Area commander Michael Humphreys warned that fire can ignite and spread very quickly and "burn with high intensity" during any period of heightened risk.
It’s a love affair of his lifetime, one that ignited somewhere in the space between Turkey and Nepal, between youth and adulthood.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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