set fire to
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set fire to
verb sets fire to · setting fire to · set fire to · setten fire to · set fire unto
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To cause (something) to be on fire; to set (something) alight.
They set fire to the house.
Similar: set light, set on fire, torch
- To destroy or dismantle (something). As soon as the new CEO arrived, he started setting fire to the old way of doing things.
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To stir up intense emotion or action in (something).
All it took was one word to set fire to the crowd.
Similar: set on fire
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verb to cause to be on fire
| Español | prender fuego, pegar fuego, incendiar |
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| 中文 | 放火 fànghuǒ |
| हिन्दी | जलाना jalānā, प्रज्वलन prajvalan |
| Português | atear |
| Français | mettre le feu |
| Deutsch | anzünden |
| Italiano | incendiare |
| Ελληνικά | βάζω φωτιά vázo fotiá |
| Română | da foc |
| Русский | поджига́ть podžigátʹ, подже́чь podžéčʹ |
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title = {set fire to},
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