set aflame

/sɛt əˌfleɪm/
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Other forms: sets aflame

Definitions of set aflame
  1. verb
    set fire to; cause to start burning
    synonyms: set ablaze, set afire, set on fire
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    type of:
    burn, combust
    cause to burn or combust
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