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English verb: set on fire

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


SamplesLightening set fire to the forest.


Synonymsset ablaze, set afire, set aflame


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


Broader (hypernym)burn, combust


Entailignite, light









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