to set fire to (something), to light (something
to spark off (something), to trigger
ignite curiosity
to commence burning.
From Latin ignītus, past participle of igniō, ignire (“to set on fire, ignite”), from Latin ignis (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis, and thus related to Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), Lithuanian u...
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