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ignite

1 verb of fire etc
TRANSITIVElas verb  c m uadhain verb  c m uit ignited a gorse fire las sé tine phortaigh
INTRANSITIVElas verb  c m uadhain verb  c m uthe fat ignited las an gheir, chuaigh an gheir trí thine
2 verb set off conflict etc TRANSITIVEspreag verb  c m ugríosaigh verb  c m uto ignite a controversy conspóid a spreagadh, tús a chur le conspóid
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3 verb provoke emotion TRANSITIVEspreag verb  c m umúscail verb  c m uto ignite sb's imagination samhlaíocht duine a spreagadhit ignited their anger mhúscail sé cuthach iontu, chuir sé fearg orthu