HyperDic: set_afire

English > 1 sense of the expression set afire:
VERBweatherset afire, set ablaze, set aflame, set on fireset fire to
English > set afire: 1 sense > verb 1, weather
MeaningSet fire to; cause to start burning.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsset ablaze, set aflame, set on fire
Entailsignite, lightCause to start burning
Broaderburn, combustCause to burn or combust
Spanishencender, pegar fuego a

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