Cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat:
— Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter.

synonym: light.

Dutch: aansteken, ontsteken

Start to burn or burst into flames:
— Marsh gases ignited suddenly.

synonyms: catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, take fire.

Dutch: ontbranden, ontvlammen, vlamvatten

Arouse or excite feelings and passions:
— The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor.

synonyms: fire up, heat, inflame, stir up, wake.

Dutch: opstoken, losmaken, warmlopen

Start or maintain a fire in.

synonyms: fire, light.

Roget 384: heat, warm, chafe, stive^†, foment; make hot etc. 382; sun oneself, sunbathe.    go up in flames, burn to the ground (flame) 382.    fire; set fire to, set on fire; kindle, enkindle, light, ignite, strike a light; apply the match to, apply the torch to; rekindle, relume^†; fan the flame, add fuel to the flame; poke the fire, stir the fire, blow the fire; make a bonfire of.    melt, thaw, fuse; liquefy etc. 335.    burn, inflame, roast, toast, fry, grill, singe, parch, bake, torrefy^†, scorch; brand, cauterize, sear, burn in; corrode, char, calcine, incinerate; smelt, scorify^†; reduce to ashes; burn to a cinder; commit to the flames, consign to the flames.    boil, digest, stew, cook, seethe, scald, parboil, simmer; do to rags.    take fire, catch fire; blaze etc. (flame) 382.    ... show more