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    SET AFIRE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Set fire to; cause to start burningplay

    Example:

    Lightening set fire to the forest

    Synonyms:

    set ablaze; set afire; set aflame; set on fire

    Classified under:

    Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering

    Hypernyms (to "set afire" is one way to...):

    burn; combust (cause to burn or combust)

    "Set afire" entails doing...:

    ignite; light (cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

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