set afire

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set afire

verb sets afire · setting afire · set afire

Synonym of set on fire. The house was set afire.
Similar: set on fire

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@misc{set_afire_2026,
  title = {set afire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/set%20afire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}