set ablaze

Verb

Meaning

set fire to; cause to start burning

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

set on fire set afire set aflame

Hypernyms

burn combust

Examples

Can one be a follower of Jesus Christ... and have countries attacked. The lives, reputations and possessions of people destroyed and on the slight chance of the presence of a few criminals in a village, city, or convoy for example, the entire village, city or convoy set ablaze. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

It was a scream straight from the toad buried at the base of the brain, that ancient reptile that wants everything at once, delivered to its feet and set ablaze. Michael Swanwick

Lightening set fire to the forest Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

set a thief to catch a thief set a trend set aback set about set adrift set afire