ignite — OAT · Shobdo

ignite

verb

1 he got to safety moments before the gasoline 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 gas 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.