verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of ignite form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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fireconflagrateinflameinflamelightcatch fire

Example

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"Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the igniting of a fire."

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