set afire

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set afire - set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest"

set ablaze, set aflame, set on fire

combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"

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ablaze afire aflame aflare alight burn combust enkindle enkindled entice Enticement Enticer enticing enticingly Flambe ignited kindled lighted lit			The Lord above knows what the compromising consequences would be to numbers of people, if some of our documents were seized or destroyed; and they might be, at any time, you know, for who can say that Paris is not set afire to-day, or sacked to-morrow A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context The small grey eyes blinked, the lips moved, with greed; greed was the ruling passion; and though there was some good nature, some genuine kindliness, a true human touch, in the old toper, his greed was now so set afire by hope, that all other traits of character lay dormant. Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context			sessile sessile oak sessile polyp sessile trillium Sessile-eyed Sessile-eyed Crustacea session session cookie session musician sessional Sessions Sessions of the peace Sesspool sesterce sestertium sestet Sestetto sestina Sestine Sesto San Giovanni Sestos Sestuor set set ablaze set about set afire set aflame set against set ahead set apart set ashore set aside set back set chisel set decoration set down set forth set free set gun Set hammer set in set in motion set in stone Set line set menu Set nut set off set on set on fire set out set phrase			set (someone) straight set (someone) straight set (someone) straight set (someone) straight Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil set a figure Set A Good Example set a name to set a precedent set a question at rest set a snare for set a task Set a thief to catch a thief set a trap set a trap for set a value on set ablaze set about set about set about set about set about set about set about doing set above set above others set abroach Set abstraction set adrift Set Adrift on Memory Bliss set afire set aflame set afloat set afoot set against set against set against set against set against set against set ahead set alarm bells ringing Set America Free set an earlier date set analyzer Set and Clear Enable set apart set apart set apart set apart set apart set apart set apart for special use set apart from set aright set as a goal set ashore set aside set aside set aside set aside

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