self-ignite

[ self-ig-nahyt, self- ]

verb (used without object)

, self-ig·nit·ed, self-ig·nit·ing.

1. to ignite without spark or flame.

Other Words From

• self-ig·ni·tion [self, -ig-, nish, -, uh, n, self-], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-ignite¹

First recorded in 1940–45