set on fire
Verb
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Verb
set on fire
- (transitive) To cause to begin to burn.
- (figuratively, transitive) To arouse passionate feelings in.
- You set my heart on fire.
- (cause to begin to burn) fire, ignite, set afire, set alight, set fire to, set ablaze, set afire, set aflame
- (arouse passionate feelings in) inflame, ignite, inspire, excite, rouse
- French: allumer, enflammer, embraser
- German: anzünden, entzünden
- Italian: incendiare, dare fuoco a
- Portuguese: queimar, atear fogo, incendiar
- Russian: подже́чь
- Spanish: pegar fuego, prender fuego, incendiar, encender, alumbrar
- German: entflammen
- Portuguese: acalentar
- Russian: разже́чь
- Spanish: encender, calentar
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