Set Ablaze (Verb)
Meaning
Set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- A spark from the grill set the nearby dry leaves ablaze, spreading flames quickly across the yard.
- Struck by the lightning bolt, the old wooden barn was set ablaze in an instant.
- The arsonist was arrested after admitting to setting the abandoned warehouse ablaze.
- A short circuit in the wiring set the entire apartment building ablaze, forcing an emergency evacuation.
- Malicious youths set the local playground's playground equipment ablaze under the cover of darkness.