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ignĕfăcĭo, ĕre, 3, v. a. [ignis + facio], to make fiery; only in part. perf. ignefactus, Theod. Prisc. 2, 2, 15.

ignĕŏlus, a, um, adj. dim. [igneus], fiery (post-class.): vigor, Prud. Cath. 3, 186.

ignesco, ĕre, v. inch. n. (in pass. ignescitur, Laber. ap. Non. 481, 7; Fragm. Com. v. 26 Rib.) [ignis], to take fire, to become inflamed, to burn, kindle (syn.: inardesco, exardesco).

  1. I. Lit.: ex quo eventurum nostri putant, ut ad extremum omnis mundus ignesceret, * Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 118: lumen capere atque ignescere, Ov. M. 15, 847.
    1. B. Transf., of color: purpura et candor et tertium ex utroque ignescens, kindling, breaking into a flame, Plin. 37, 2, 8, § 21.
  2. II. Trop., to burn with passion, to glow (poet.): furiis ignescit opertis, Val. Fl. 5, 520: virgo (Pallas), Sil. 9, 460: pectora, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 45: Rutulo muros et castra tuenti Ignescunt irae, Verg. A. 9, 66: amor menti, Col. poët. 10, 211: odia, Stat. Th. 11, 525: vultus sanguine, id. ib. 3, 78.
          1. * (β) With inf.: ardore pari nisuque incurrere muris Ignescunt animi, Sil. 13, 180.

ignĕus, a, um, adj. [ignis + facio], of fire, fiery, on fire, burning, burning-hot (cf.: fervidus, calidus).

  1. I. Lit.: sidera tota esse ignea, Cic. N. D. 2, 15, 40; cf. sol, Verg. G. 4, 426: arces (i. e. caelum), Hor. C. 3, 3, 10: ignea vis caeli, ether, Ov. M. 1, 26: ignea vis, fire, as one of the primary elements, acc. to Heraclitus, Cic. N. D. 3, 14, 35: Aetne, Ov. M. 15, 341: Chimaera, Hor. C. 2, 17, 13: aestas, id. ib. 1, 17, 2: ardor, of fire, Auct. Her. 4, 33, 44: celeritas, motus, Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24.
    1. B. Transf., of color, fiery, flaming, resplendent: gemmae igneo colore fulgentes, Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 137: purpura, Val. Fl. 1, 427: cingula gemmis, Stat. Th. 12, 527.
  2. II. Trop., fiery, glowing, burning, fervid, ardent, vehement (poet.): furor, Ov. M. 9, 541: vigor, Verg. A. 6, 730: virtus, Luc. 9, 7: volat igneus aequore Tarchon, Verg. A. 11, 746; cf.: igneus in pugnas, in Martem et proelia et hostem, burning for the strife, etc., Sil. 6, 209.