set alight

English

Verb

set alight (third-person singular simple present sets alight, present participle setting alight, simple past and past participle set alight)

1. To cause to begin to burn.
2. (figuratively) To excite, to arouse passion in

Synonyms

• (cause to begin to burn): fire, ignite, set on fire, set fire to, set ablaze, set afire, set aflame
• (arouse passionate feelings in): inflame, ignite, excite, rouse

Translations

to cause to begin to burn

• Catalan: abrandar (ca)
• Greek: ανάβω (el) (anávo), καίγομαι (el) (kaígomai), ανάβομαι (el) (anávomai)
• Ido: acendar (io)
• Irish: fionn
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• Italian: accendere (it)
• Macedonian: запали (zapali)
• Occitan: abrandar (oc)

Anagrams

• alightest, last eight, tea lights, tea-lights, tealights