Webster's English Dictionary

Enter the word to look up:

ignite

ig.nite or ig.ni.tor \ig-'ni-t\ \-'ni-t-*r\ vb [L ignitus, pp. of ignire to 
   ignite, fr. ignis] 1: to subject to fire or intense heat; specif : to 
   render luminous  by heat 2a: to set afire; also : KINDLE  2b: to cause (a 
   fuel mixture) to burn  1: to catch fire  2: to begin to glow  - ig.ni.ter n