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Ignite

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

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Verb group 4

Burn 84% connected

To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Burn 84% connected

To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 14

Arouse 76% connected

To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dor…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Begin 76% connected

To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.

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Burn 76% connected

To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Combust 76% connected

Burnt; consumed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Commence 76% connected

To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin.

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Elicit 76% connected

Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

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Enkindle 76% connected

To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle.

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Evoke 76% connected

To call out; to summon forth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fire 76% connected

The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Kindle 76% connected

To bring forth young.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Provoke 76% connected

To call forth; to call into being or action; esp., to incense to action, a faculty or passion, as love, hate, or ambition; hence, commonly, to incite…

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Raise 76% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Start 76% connected

To leap; to jump.

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Turn 76% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 6

Catch 76% connected

To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Enkindle 76% connected

To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ferment 76% connected

That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or fermenting beer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inflame 76% connected

To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Kindle 76% connected

To bring forth young.

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Light 76% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Combustible 74% connected

Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable.

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Combustible 74% connected

Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire; inflammable.

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Firing 74% connected

The act of disharging firearms.

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Firing 74% connected

The act of disharging firearms.

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Ignitible 74% connected

Capable of being ignited.

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Ignitible 74% connected

Capable of being ignited.

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Ignition 74% connected

The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Ignition 74% connected

The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Ignitor 74% connected

One who, or that which, produces ignition; especially, a contrivance for igniting the powder in a torpedo or the like.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Ignitor 74% connected

One who, or that which, produces ignition; especially, a contrivance for igniting the powder in a torpedo or the like.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Inflammation 74% connected

The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Inflammation 74% connected

The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Inflammatory 74% connected

Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Inflammatory 74% connected

Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Light 74% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Light 74% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lighter 74% connected

One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lighter 74% connected

One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps.

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Causes 2

Burn 72% connected

To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn up wood.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 7

Combust 92% connected

Burnt; consumed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Erupt 92% connected

To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fire 92% connected

The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Heat 92% connected

A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation, and which, as manifested in fire…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Inflame 92% connected

To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Light 92% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wake 92% connected

The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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