Blaze Definition
- to fire a gun rapidly a number of times
- to speak heatedly
- to pioneer, set a direction or course, etc.
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Blaze
- blaze away
- blaze a way
Origin of Blaze
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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
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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
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Middle English blase from Old English blæse bhel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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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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