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Set afire   /sɛt əfˈaɪr/   Listen
Set afire

verb
1.
Set fire to; cause to start burning.  Synonyms: set ablaze, set aflame, set on fire.






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"Set afire" Quotes from Famous Books



... "as though mighty few people ever get into this valley. It's such a hard journey to get here that I suppose the fishermen will stop at the streams in the valleys nearer the highway, and nobody else would want to come here at this time of year. Unless this timber is set afire purposely, I believe there is not much danger of its ...
— The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol - The Story of a Young Wireless Amateur Who Made Good as a Fire Patrol • Lewis E. Theiss



Words linked to "Set afire" :   light, combust, ignite, burn



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