IGNITE

verb (~d; igniting) Etymology: Latin ignitus, past participle of ignire to ~, from ignis Date: 1666 transitive verb to subject to fire or intense heat, 2. to set afire, to cause (a fuel) to burn, 3. to heat up ; excite , to set in motion ; spark , intransitive verb to catch fire, to begin to glow, ignitability noun ignitable also ignitible adjective ~r also ignitor noun