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"To cause (something) to begin to burn."
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"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
"word": "abrandar"
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"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
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"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
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"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
"word": "fionn"
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"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
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"word": "fire"
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"word": "ignite"
},
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"sense": "cause to begin to burn",
"word": "set on fire"
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{
"sense": "cause to begin to burn",
"word": "set fire to"
},
{
"sense": "cause to begin to burn",
"word": "set ablaze"
},
{
"sense": "cause to begin to burn",
"word": "set afire"
},
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"word": "set aflame"
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{
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"word": "inflame"
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{
"sense": "arouse passionate feelings in",
"word": "ignite"
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"sense": "arouse passionate feelings in",
"word": "excite"
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"sense": "arouse passionate feelings in",
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
"word": "abrandar"
},
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"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anávo",
"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
"word": "ανάβω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kaígomai",
"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
"word": "καίγομαι"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "anávomai",
"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
"word": "ανάβομαι"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
"word": "acendar"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
"word": "fionn"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
"word": "accendere"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zapali",
"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
"word": "запали"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to cause to begin to burn",
"word": "abrandar"
}
],
"word": "set alight"
}
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