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blaze

1. blaze \'bla-z\ n [ME blase, fr. OE blse torch; akin to OE b-]l 
   fire 1a: an intensely burning fire  1b: intense direct light often 
   accompanied by heat  1c: an active burning; esp : a sudden outburst of 
   flame  2: something that resembles the blaze of a fire : as  2a: a dazzling 
   display  2b: a sudden outburst  2c: BRILLIANCE es great rapidity in 
   kindling of material and the radiation of intense heat and light; FLAME 
   suggests a tongue or sheet of glowing vapor in wavering or flickering 
   motion; FLARE implies a sudden and rapid burst of fire or flame against a 
   dark background; GLARE implies the reflection or diffusion of very bright 
   steady light; GLOW stresses luminosity without flame and may suggest warmth 
   and suffused radiance in contrast to blazing heat or blinding glare SYN syn 
   FLAME, FLARE, GLARE, GLOW: BLAZE impli 
2. blaze \'bla--zin-le-\ vi 1a: to burn brightly : FLAME  1b: to flare up  
   2: to be conspicuously brilliant  3: to shoot rapidly and repeatedly {~ 
   away}  - blaz.ing.ly av
3. blaze vt [ME blasen, fr. MD bla-sen to blow; akin to OHG bla-st]blast : 
   to make public or conspicuous : PROCLAIM 
4. blaze n [G blas, fr. OHG plas; akin to OE blse] 1a: a white mark on 
   the face of an animal  1b: a white or gray streak in the hair of the head  
   2: a trail marker; esp : a mark made on a tree by chipping off a pi ece of 
   the bark
5. blaze vt 1: to mark (as a trail) with blazes  2: PIONEER