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set on
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set on

verb

Definition of SET ON

transitive verb
1
: attack
2
a obsolete : promote
b : to urge (as a dog) to attack or pursue
c : to incite to action : instigate
d : to set to work
intransitive verb
: go on, advance

Examples of SET ON

  1. <without warning, bandits would set on unwary merchants as they traveled along the Silk Road>

First Known Use of SET ON

14th century

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Synonyms
assail, assault, beset, bushwhack, charge, descend (on or upon), go in (on), jump (on), pounce (on or upon), raid, rush, attack, sic (also sick), storm, strike, trash, turn (on)

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