ablaze
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ablaze
- /əˈbleɪz/ US
Rhymes with -eɪz
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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.
English a-
English blaze
English ablaze
From a- (“on, in”) + blaze (“flame”).
adjective more ablaze · most ablaze
- Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire. 1791, The Bee, Volume 4, Short Chronicle of Events, 27 July, 1791, p. v, On entering the walls which surround the house, then all ablaze, a most dreadful conflict took place […]
- Radiant with bright light and color. The Heav’ns are all a-blaze, the face of night Is cover’d with a sanguine dreadful light:
- In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion. c. 1680, uncredited translator, An Essay upon the Action of an Orator by Michel Le Faucheur, London: Nicholas Cox, pp. 184-185, And this Fire of your Eyes easily strikes those of your Auditors, who have theirs constantly fixt upon yours; and it must needs set them a-blaze too upon the same Resentmen
adverb more ablaze · most ablaze
- On fire; in a blaze. […] with the spontaneous combustion the house smouldered ablaze.
- Lit up brightly and with color, gleaming.
- In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.
