set alight

Verb

transitive figuratively

To cause (something) to begin to burn. / (figuratively) To arouse passion in (someone); to excite.

Japanese Meaning

（物理的に）物に火をつけ、燃え始めさせる / （比喩的に）感情や情熱を引き起こす、興奮させる

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Late at night, vandals set alight a pile of old tires behind the warehouse.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

夜遅く、暴徒が倉庫の裏で古いタイヤの山に火をつけた。

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Sense（1）

To cause (something) to begin to burn.

Sense（2）

(figuratively) To arouse passion in (someone); to excite.

Each chapel had its saintly shrine, hung around with offerings; its picture above the altar, although closely veiled, if by any painter of renown; and its hallowed tapers, burning continually, to set alight the devotion of the worshippers.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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sets alight

（ present singular third-person ）

setting alight

（ participle present ）

set alight

（ participle past ）

set alight

（ past ）

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