Blaze Definition

blāz
blazed, blazes, blazing
noun
blazes
A brilliant mass or burst of flame; strongly burning fire.
Webster's New World
A destructive fire.
American Heritage
Any very bright, often hot, light or glare.
The blaze of searchlights.
Webster's New World
A sudden, spectacular occurrence; showy outburst.
A blaze of oratory.
Webster's New World
A brightness; vivid display; flash.
Webster's New World
verb
blazed, blazes, blazing
To burn rapidly or brightly; flame.
Webster's New World
To mark (a tree) with a blaze or (a trail) with blazes.
Webster's New World
To cause to blaze.
Webster's New World
To give off a strong, vivid light; shine very brightly; glare.
Webster's New World
To be resplendent.
A garden blazing with flowers.
American Heritage
idiom
blaze away
  • to fire a gun rapidly a number of times
  • to speak heatedly
Webster's New World
blaze a way
  • to pioneer, set a direction or course, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Blaze

Noun

Singular:
blaze
Plural:
blazes

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Blaze

Origin of Blaze

  • From Middle English blase, from Old English blæse (“firebrand, torch, lamp, flame”), from Proto-Germanic *blasōn (“torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- (“to shine, be white”). Cognate with Low German blas (“burning candle, torch, fire”), Middle High German blas (“candle, torch, flame”). Compare Dutch bles (“blaze”), German Blesse (“blaze”), Swedish bläs (“blaze”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English blasen from Middle Dutch blāsen to blow up, swell bhlē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English blase from Old English blæse bhel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English blasen, from Middle English blase (“torch”). See above.

    From Wiktionary

  • Of Germanic origin akin to blaze

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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