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set

/sɛt/
verb
  1. To put (something) down, to rest.

    "Set the tray there."

    Similar: lay, put, set down

  2. To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.

    "I have set my heart on running the marathon."

  3. To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.

Synonymslay, put, set down, light
Antonymsextinguish, put out, quench, pick up

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