ignite

Verb

• arouse or excite feelings and passions
  • 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
    

• start to burn or burst into flames
  • Marsh gases ignited suddenly
    
  • The oily rags combusted spontaneously
    

• cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
  • Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter
    
  • Light a cigarette
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  inflame , stir up , wake , heat , fire up , erupt , catch fire , take fire , combust , conflagrate , light
• Antonyms: 
  snuff out , blow out , extinguish , quench