blaze
1
[ bleyz ]
/ bleɪz /
noun
verb (used without object), blazed, blaz·ing.
Origin of blaze
1
before 1000; Middle English, Old English
blase torch, flame; cognate with Middle High German
blas torch
Words nearby blaze
blaw,
blaxican,
blaxploitation,
blaydon,
blazar,
blaze,
blaze a trail,
blaze orange,
blazer,
blazes,
blazing
Definition for blaze (2 of 3)
blaze
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[ bleyz ]
/ bleɪz /
noun
a spot or mark made on a tree, as by painting or notching or by chipping away a piece of the bark, to indicate a trail or boundary.
a white area down the center of the face of a horse, cow, etc.
verb (used with object), blazed, blaz·ing.
to mark with blazes: to blaze a trail.
to lead in forming or finding (a new method, course, etc.): His research in rocketry blazed the way for space travel.
Origin of blaze
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1655–65; akin to Old Norse
blesi, Dutch
bles, German
Blässe white mark on a beast's face, and to German
blass pale
Definition for blaze (3 of 3)
blaze
3
[ bleyz ]
/ bleɪz /
verb (used with object), blazed, blaz·ing.
to make known; proclaim; publish: Headlines blazed the shocking news.
Obsolete.
to blow, as from a trumpet.
Origin of blaze
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British Dictionary definitions for blaze (1 of 3)
blaze
1
/ (bleɪz) /
noun
verb (intr)
See also
blazes
Word Origin for blaze
Old English
blæse
British Dictionary definitions for blaze (2 of 3)
blaze
2
/ (bleɪz) /
noun
a mark, usually indicating a path, made on a tree, esp by chipping off the bark
a light-coloured marking on the face of a domestic animal, esp a horse
verb (tr)
to indicate or mark (a tree, path, etc) with a blaze
blaze a trail
to explore new territories, areas of knowledge, etc, in such a way that others can follow
Word Origin for blaze
C17: probably from Middle Low German
bles white marking; compare
blemish
British Dictionary definitions for blaze (3 of 3)
blaze
3
/ (bleɪz) /
verb
(tr often foll by abroad)
to make widely known; proclaim
Word Origin for blaze
C14: from Middle Dutch
blāsen, from Old High German
blāsan; related to Old Norse
blāsa
Idioms and Phrases with blaze
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