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English verb: set afire

1. set afire (weather) set fire to; cause to start burning


SamplesLightening set fire to the forest.


Synonymsset ablaze, set aflame, set on fire


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)burn, combust


Entailignite, light









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