different between rekindle vs ignite

rekindle

English

Etymology

re- +? kindle

Pronunciation

Verb

rekindle (third-person singular simple present rekindles, present participle rekindling, simple past and past participle rekindled)

  1. (transitive) To kindle again.
  2. (intransitive) To be kindled or ignited again.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To revive.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Elderkin, delinker, linkered, nerdlike, relinked

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  • what rekindle means
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  • what rekindles a glowing splint
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ignite

English

Etymology

From Latin ign?tus, past participle of igni?, ignire (to set on fire, ignite). Derived from Latin ignis (fire), from Proto-Indo-European *h?n?g?nis and, thus, related to Sanskrit ????? (agní), Lithuanian ugnis and Russian ?????? (ogón?).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ?gn?t', IPA(key): /???na?t/
  • Rhymes: -a?t

Verb

ignite (third-person singular simple present ignites, present participle igniting, simple past and past participle ignited)

  1. (transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
  2. (transitive) to spark off (something), to trigger
  3. (intransitive) to commence burning.
  4. (chemistry, transitive) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.
    to ignite iron or platinum

Related terms

  • ignition
  • igneous

Translations

Anagrams

  • tieing

Italian

Adjective

ignite f pl

  1. feminine plural of ignito

Latin

Verb

ign?te

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of igni?

ignite From the web:

  • what ignites the fuel in a diesel engine
  • what ignited ww1
  • what ignited the civil war
  • what ignited world war 1
  • what ignites fire
  • what ignite means
  • what ignited the progressive movement
  • what ignited the great war
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