alight vs set down

alight is an adjective but set down is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alight	No	Yes	Yes	No
set down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, set down is a hypernym of alight; that is, set down is a word with a broader meaning than alight:

Other hypernyms of alight include land.

alight (adjective)	set down (adjective)
lighted up by or as by fire or flame

alight (verb)	set down (verb)
come down	put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
to come to rest, settle	remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
	put or settle into a position
	cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
	go ashore
	reach or come to rest