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"etymology_text": "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 ugnis, and Russian ого́нь (ogónʹ).",
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"to set fire to (something), to light (something)"
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"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "krak tal",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "կրակ տալ"
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "վառել"
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"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "sutu"
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{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "palja",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "паля"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "zapalvam",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "запалвам"
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{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "encendre"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "vznítit"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "aansteken"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "ontsteken"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "ontbranden"
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{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "fajrigi"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "ekbruligi"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "sytyttää"
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{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "mettre le feu"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "allumer"
},
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"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "zünden"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "anzünden"
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"code": "el",
"english": "to light",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anávo",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "ανάβω"
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"code": "el",
"english": "to set fire to",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pyrpoló",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "πυρπολώ"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "aíthō",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "αἴθω"
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"code": "he",
"english": "to light",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitsit",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "הצית"
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"alt": "הדליק",
"code": "he",
"english": "to set fire to",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "הדליק"
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"roman": "hiv'ir",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "הבעיר"
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"code": "hit",
"lang": "Hittite",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "𒉿𒅈𒉡"
},
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"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "virittää"
},
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"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "syttää"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "sytyttää"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "adhain"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "incendiare"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"alt": "ひをつける",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hi o tsukeru",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "火を点ける"
},
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"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "tūtandyru",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "тұтандыру"
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"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑɑbɑñcheh",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "បញ្ឆេះ"
},
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"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bur-eul jireuda",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "불을 지르다"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jeomhwahada",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "점화(點火)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "tizé"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "de fuech"
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{
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "incendō"
},
{
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "ignio"
},
{
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "whakakāpura"
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"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "asaax",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "асаах"
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"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "nocoox",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "ноцоох"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "onǣlan"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "zapalić"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "zapalać"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "pt",
"english": "to set fire to",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "incendiar"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "pt",
"english": "to light",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "acender"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "aprinde"
},
{
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "da foc"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zažigátʹ",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"tags": [
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"word": "зажига́ть"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zažéčʹ",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "заже́чь"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vosplamenjátʹ",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "воспламеня́ть"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vosplamenítʹ",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "воспламени́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"tags": [
"Logudorese"
],
"word": "affoghizare"
},
{
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "encender"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "incendiar"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "tända"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "đốt"
},
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"_dis1": "73 19 4 4",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "cynnau"
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"text": "ignite curiosity",
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"text": "ignite someone's interest",
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"ref": "2005, Mick Fowler, On Thin Ice: Alpine Climbs in the Americas, Asia and the Himalaya",
"text": "Our observations on the way up had been mixed but the deep, crisp cold of the Peruvian night followed by a crystal clear dawn re-ignited our enthusiasm and sent us scampering across the frozen snow bowl […]",
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"to spark off (something), to trigger"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǐnrán",
"sense": "to trigger",
"word": "引燃"
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{
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"sense": "to trigger",
"word": "sytyttää"
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{
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"sense": "to trigger",
"word": "déclencher"
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{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "enthousiázo",
"sense": "to trigger",
"word": "ενθουσιάζω"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hidlik",
"sense": "to trigger",
"word": "הדליק"
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"roman": "hif'il",
"sense": "to trigger",
"word": "הפעיל"
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"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to trigger",
"word": "aprinde"
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{
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to trigger",
"word": "declanșa"
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"sense": "to trigger",
"word": "tända"
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"to commence burning."
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"(intransitive) to commence burning."
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zapalvam se",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "запалвам се"
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"roman": "vǎzplamenjavam se",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "възпламенявам се"
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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "點火"
},
{
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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "dim² fo²",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "点火"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "點火"
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{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "diǎnhuǒ",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "点火"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "syttyä"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anávo",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "ανάβω"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitlakeakh",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "התלקח"
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"roman": "nidlak",
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"word": "נדלק"
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"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "virittyä"
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{
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"word": "syttyä"
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{
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "adhain"
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{
"_dis1": "3 4 92 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "accendersi"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 4 92 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "prendere"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 4 92 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "prendere fuoco"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 4 92 1",
"alt": "はっかする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hakkasuru",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "発火する"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 4 92 1",
"alt": "もえだす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "moedasu",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "燃え出す"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 4 92 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "ardēscō"
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{
"_dis1": "3 4 92 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "papahū"
},
{
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "acender"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 4 92 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "se aprinde"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "mettre le feu"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "zünden"
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
"word": "encender"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to set fire to, to light",
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"sense": "to trigger",
"word": "引燃"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to trigger",
"word": "sytyttää"
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"word": "הדליק"
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "to trigger",
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"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "запалвам се"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "vǎzplamenjavam se",
"sense": "to commence burning",
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"sense": "to commence burning",
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"word": "ανάβω"
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "to commence burning",
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"code": "he",
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "accendersi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "prendere"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "prendere fuoco"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "moedasu",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "燃え出す"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "ardēscō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "papahū"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "acender"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "se aprinde"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vosplamenjátʹsja",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "воспламеня́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vosplamenítʹsja",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "воспламени́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zagorátʹ",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "загора́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zagorétʹ",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "загоре́ть"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "inpiarse"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "inpiẑarse"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to commence burning",
"word": "inpisarse"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Ignite"
],
"word": "ignite"
}
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