English-Thai Dictionary

ignite

VI ก่อไฟ  จุด  จุดไฟ  enkindle kindle kor-fai

 

ignite

VT ก่อไฟ  จุด  จุดไฟ  enkindle kindle kor-fai

 

igniter

N คน หรือ เครื่อง จุดไฟ  น้ำยา ติดไฟ  ignitor

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IGNITE

v.t.[L. ignis, fire. ] To kindle, or set on fire. 1. More generally, to communicate fire to, or to render luminous or red by heat; as, to ignite charcoal or iron. Anthracite is ignited with more difficulty than bituminous coal.

 

IGNITE

v.i.To take fire; to become red with heat.

 

IGNITED

pp. Set on fire. 1. Rendered red or luminous by heat or fire.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

IGNITE

Ig *nite ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignited; p. pr. & vb. n. Igniting. ]Etym: [L. ignitus, p.p. of ignire to ignite, fr. ignis fire. See Igneous. ]

 

1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.

 

2. (Chem. )

 

Defn: To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; -- often said of incombustible or infusible substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum.

 

IGNITE

IGNITE Ig *nite ", v. i.

 

Defn: To take fire; to begin to burn.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ignite

ig nite |igˈnīt ɪɡˈnaɪt | ▶verb catch fire or cause to catch fire: [ no obj. ] : furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites | [ with obj. ] : sparks flew out and ignited the dry scrub. • [ with obj. ] arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation ): the words ignited new fury in him. DERIVATIVES ig nit a bil i ty |igˌnītəˈbilitē |noun, ig nit a ble adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘make intensely hot ’): from Latin ignire ‘set on fire, ’ from ignis ‘fire. ’

 

igniter

ig ni ter |igˈnītər ɪɡˈnaɪdər | ▶noun 1 a device for igniting a fuel mixture in an engine. 2 a device for causing an electric arc.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ignite

ignite |ɪgˈnʌɪt | ▶verb catch fire or cause to catch fire: [ no obj. ] : furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites | [ with obj. ] : he lit a cigarette which ignited the petrol fumes. • [ with obj. ] arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation ): the words ignited new fury in him. DERIVATIVES ignitability |-təˈbɪlɪti |noun, ignitable adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘make intensely hot ’): from Latin ignire ‘set on fire ’, from ignis ‘fire ’.

 

igniter

ig |niter |ɪgˈnʌɪtə | ▶noun 1 a device for igniting a fuel mixture in an engine. 2 a device for causing an electric arc.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ignite

ignite verb 1 he escaped moments before the gas ignited: catch fire, burst into flames, combust; be set off, explode. ANTONYMS go out. 2 his cigarette ignited the blanket: light, set fire to, set on fire, set alight, kindle, spark, touch off; informal set /put a match to. ANTONYMS extinguish. 3 the campaign failed to ignite voter interest: arouse, kindle, trigger, spark, instigate, excite, provoke, stimulate, animate, stir up, whip up, rally, jump-start, incite, fuel. ANTONYMS dampen.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ignite

ignite verb 1 he got to safety moments before the petrol ignited: catch fire, catch, burst into flames, be set off, erupt, explode; burn up, burn, flame up; rare kindle. ANTONYMS go out. 2 he lit a cigarette which ignited the petrol fumes: light, set fire to, set on fire, set alight, set burning, fire, kindle, inflame, touch off; informal set /put a match to. ANTONYMS extinguish. 3 the campaign failed to ignite voter interest: arouse, kindle, trigger, spark, instigate, excite, provoke, foment; agitate, stimulate, stir up, work up, whip up, incite, fuel, animate. ANTONYMS dampen.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ignite

ig nite /ɪɡnáɪt /動詞 他動詞 1 …に点火する, 火をつける, …を (突然 )発火させる ; …を燃やす ; …を (発火点まで )熱する .2 〈心など 〉を燃やす, 興奮させる .3 〈激しい口論 暴動など 〉を引き起こす発端になる ; …に火をつける .自動詞 発火する, 燃え出す .ig n í t er 名詞 C 点火者 [装置 ].