ignite

How many syllables in ignite?

  2 syllables

Divide ignite into syllables:   ig-nite
Stressed syllable in ignite:   ig-nite
How to pronounce ignite:   ig-nahyt
How to say ignite:

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Synonyms for ignite


1 syllable
  • fire
  • spark
  • light
  • stir
2 syllables
  • blow up
  • catch light
  • fire up
  • incite
  • kindle
  • stir up
  • catch fire
  • explode
  • go off
  • inflame
  • provoke
3 syllables
  • awaken
  • set fire to
4 syllables
  • burst into flames
  • go up in flames
  • fan the flames of
  • put a match to
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What rhymes with ignite

1 syllable
  • bight
  • blight
  • brite
  • byte's
  • dwight
  • flight
  • height
  • kite
  • kyte
  • lite
  • mite
  • nite
  • quite
  • rite
  • site
  • slight
  • spight
  • sprite
  • tight
  • twite
  • wight
  • write
  • bite
  • bright
  • byte
  • cite
  • fight
  • fright
  • hight
  • knight
  • light
  • might
  • night
  • plight
  • right
  • sight
  • sleight
  • smite
  • spite
  • streit
  • trite
  • white
  • Wright
2 syllables
3 syllables
4 syllables
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