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To cause (something) to be on fire; to set (something) alight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- They set fire to the house.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: set light, set on fire, torch
Antonyms: none provided
To destroy or dismantle (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
Examples
- As soon as the new CEO arrived, he started setting fire to the old way of doing things.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To stir up intense emotion or action in (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
Examples
- All it took was one word to set fire to the crowd.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: set on fire
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
放火
(fànghuǒ)
— to cause to be on fire
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Ngazidja Comorian:
upatsiza
— to cause to be on fire
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Ngazidja Comorian:
utria mro
— to cause to be on fire
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Czech:
vznítit
— to cause to be on fire
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Danish:
sætte ild til
— to cause to be on fire
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Estonian:
süütama
— to cause to be on fire
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Estonian:
läitma
— to cause to be on fire
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Finnish:
sytyttää
— to cause to be on fire
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French:
mettre le feu
— to cause to be on fire
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German:
anzünden
— to cause to be on fire
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Greek:
βάζω φωτιά
(vázo fotiá)
— to cause to be on fire
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Hindi:
जलाना
(jalānā)
— to cause to be on fire
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Hindi:
प्रज्वलन
(prajvalan)
— to cause to be on fire
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Italian:
incendiare
— to cause to be on fire
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Old English:
onǣlan
— to cause to be on fire
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Polish:
podpalać
— to cause to be on fire
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Polish:
podpalić
— to cause to be on fire
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Portuguese:
atear
— to cause to be on fire
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Quechua:
kañay
— to cause to be on fire
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Romanian:
da foc
— to cause to be on fire
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Russian:
поджига́ть
(podžigátʹ)
— to cause to be on fire
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Russian:
подже́чь
(podžéčʹ)
— to cause to be on fire
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Samoan:
tutu le afi
— to cause to be on fire
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Sardinian:
affoghizare
— to cause to be on fire
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Slovak:
podpáliť
— to cause to be on fire
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Slovak:
zapáliť
— to cause to be on fire
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Spanish:
prender fuego
— to cause to be on fire
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Spanish:
pegar fuego
— to cause to be on fire
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Spanish:
incendiar
— to cause to be on fire
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Swedish:
sätta eld (på)
— to cause to be on fire
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Yiddish:
אונטערצינדן
(untertsindn)
— to cause to be on fire