Main entry: inflame, ignite, heat, stir up, wake, fire up
Definition: arouse or excite feelings and passions
Usage: The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor; The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world; Wake old feelings of hatred
Definition: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
Usage: Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter; Light a cigarette
Main entry: conflagrate, take fire, ignite, combust, catch fire, erupt
Definition: start to burn or burst into flames
Usage: Marsh gases ignited suddenly; The oily rags combusted spontaneously