Ignite vs Misfire - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between ignite and misfire

is that ignite is to set fire to (something), to light (something while misfire is to fail to discharge properly.

an act of misfiring.

(ignit)

to set fire to (something), to light (something)

to spark off (something), to enthuse

to commence burning.

(chemistry) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.

to ignite iron or platinum

(en noun)

An act of misfiring.

(misfir)

(of a firearm) To fail to discharge properly

(of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence

(of a plan) To fail to achieve the anticipated result

His practical joke misfired and he nearly burnt my left hand.