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What is another word for setting alight?

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Verb
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Present participle for to ignite a flame or fire
igniting
burning
lighting
kindling
setting fire to
setting on fire
setting ablaze
setting light to
putting a match to
setting aflame
setting afire
inflaming
firing
enflaming
enkindling
torching
touching off
setting a match to
incinerating
flaming
setting burning
blazing
sparking
starting
scorching
firing up
burning down
lighting up
striking
combusting
roasting
toasting
carbonizingUS
carbonisingUK
smoulderingUK
smolderingUS
sparking off
flaring
putting match to
catching
conflagrating
heating
catching fire
reducing to ashes
getting going
going up in flames
bursting into flames
taking fire
destroying by fire
firebombing
putting to the torch
setting fire
glowing
searing
singeing
charring
becoming ignited
flaming up
starting burning
oxidizingUS
oxidisingUK
starting a fire
getting started
starting up
detonating
catching light
flaring up
going off
blowing up
fanning the flames of
striking up
inducing
smoking
burning to a crisp
baking
rekindling
going up in smoke
burning away
burning up
parching
withering
broiling
cremating
melting
consuming
gutting
going up
burning to the ground
warming
thawing
reheating
chafing
tepefying
scalding
raising the temperature
taking the chill off
pasteurizingUS
flushing
smelting
hotting up
heating up
frizzling
making warm
seething
sweltering
warming up
warming through
incandescing
steaming
making hot
pasteurisingUK
“After the concert, the fans set alight their lighters and swayed them in unison.”
Verb
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Present participle for to ignite or spark strong emotions, enthusiasm, or passions
arousing
awakening
exciting
igniting
inciting
inflaming
kindling
provoking
rousing
stimulating
triggering
“After watching their favorite band perform live, the audience was set alight with an intense passion for music, igniting a fire of inspiration within each of their hearts.”
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