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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
ignited \ignited\ adjective set afire or burning.
Syn: enkindled, kindled, lit, lighted. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ignite \Ig*nite"\ ([i^]g*n[imac]t"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Ignited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Igniting}.] [L. ignitus, p. p. of ignire to ignite, fr. ignis fire. See {Igneous}.]
1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.
2. (Chem.) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; -- often said of incombustible or infusible substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ignited
adjective: set afire; "the ignited paper"; "a kindled fire" [syn: {enkindled}, {kindled}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "ignited": ablaze, afire, aflame, aflicker, aglow, alight, ardent, blazing, burning, candent, candescent, comburent, conflagrant, fiery, flagrant, flaming, flaring, flickering, fuming, glowing, guttering, ignescent, in a blaze, in a glow, in flames, incandescent, inflamed, kindled, lighted, live, living, on fire, reeking, scintillant, scintillating, smoking, smoldering, sparking, unextinguished, unquenched
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