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set fire of

set fire of is the obsolete form of set fire to.

Meaning of set fire to

Verb

set fire to (third-person singular simple present sets fire to, present participle setting fire to, simple past set fire to, past participle set fire to or (dialectal) setten fire to)

  1. (transitive) To cause (something) to be on fire; to set (something) alight.
    • They set fire to the house.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To destroy or dismantle (something).
    • As soon as the new CEO arrived, he started setting fire to the old way of doing things.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To stir up intense emotion or action in (something).
    • All it took was one word to set fire to the crowd.
    Synonyms:
    set on fire

Forms of set fire of

third-person singular presentsets fire of
present participlesetting fire of
pastset fire of
past participleset fire of
past participle (dialectal)setten fire of

Questions about set fire of

What is set fire of the obsolete form of?
Set fire of is the obsolete form of set fire to.

Words near set fire of in the dictionary

  1. set eyes on
  2. set fair
  3. set fire by
  4. set fire in
  5. set fire into
  6. set fire of
  7. set fire on
  8. set fire to
  9. set fire unto
  10. set fire upon
  11. set foot

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