ignite

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
  2. (transitive) to spark off (something), to trigger
  3. (intransitive) to commence burning.
  4. (transitive) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.

Concepts

allumer un feu

mettre le feu (à)

se consumer

être allumé

faire brûler

s’enflammer

s’allumer

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɪɡˈnaɪt/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

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).

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