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Definition of Set ablaze
1. Verb. Set fire to; cause to start burning. "Lightening set fire to the forest"
Entails: Ignite, Light
Generic synonyms: Burn, Combust
Lexicographical Neighbors of Set Ablaze
Literary usage of Set ablaze
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Canada: Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic Provinces by Eva Ambros (1998)
"... in May when the city is set ablaze with more than 2(X) varieties of tulips.
Ottawa in fact has the largest collection of tulips in North America. ..."
2. The Democratisation Process in Zanzibar: A Retarded Transition by Mohammed Ali Bakari (2001)
"On January 28, the building of the House of Representatives in Pemba was set ablaze.
... school were set ablaze. On the same day, the car of the Chake Chake ..."
3. Contributions to Molecular Physics in the Domain of Radiant Heat: A Series by John Tyndall (1873)
"Pierced; and immediately set ablaze. We have here an almost total absence of
absorption on the part of the red paper. Even white absorbs more, ..."
4. Contributions to Molecular Physics in the Domain of Radiant Heat: A Series by John Tyndall (1873)
"Pierced ; and immediately set ablaze. We have here an almost total absence of
absorption on'the art of the red paper. Even white absorbs more, and is conse- ..."
5. Contributions to Molecular Physics in the Domain of Radiant Heat: A Series by John Tyndall (1872)
"Pierced; and immediately set ablaze. We have here an almost total absence of
absorption on the part of the red paper. Even white absorbs more,.and is ..."
6. The Blarney Ballads by Charles Larcom Graves (1893)
"Till one of these days, as Saunderson strays, With his hands in his breeches'
pockets, He shall mark with amaze Belfast set ablaze— set ablaze by our ..."
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