set on fire

Verb

Meaning

set fire to; cause to start burning

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

set afire set aflame set ablaze fire ignite excite inflame set fire to set alight kindle rouse light burning heated burn

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Antonyms

dowse drown extinguish quench douse put out

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Hypernyms

burn combust

Examples

But when the country, into which I had just set my foot, was set on fire about my ears, it was time to stir. It was time for every man to stir. Thomas Paine

Genius is talent set on fire by courage. Henry van Dyke

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men. Dante Alighieri

Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny the world must have once embraced what they now set on fire. Kurt Tucholsky

If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire. Winston Churchill

You cannot hide the smoke of the hut you set on fire. Burundi Proverb

Close letter words and terms

set on a pedestal set on deck set on edge set on foot set one straight set one's cap at