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alight v

(transitive, also figuratively, obsolete) To make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve. (intransitive) Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop. (also figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest. (archaic) To come down or go down; to descend. Often followed by on or upon: of a blow, something thrown, etc.: to land heavily. (figuratively) Often followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon. (obsolete) To arrive. [...] (transitive, also figuratively, archaic) To cast light on (something); to illuminate, to light up. To set light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to ignite, to light. alight adj Burning, lit, on fire. Often followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid. Of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light. (figuratively) Aglow with activity or emotion. alight adv (also figuratively) Chiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame.

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