All ablaze with crimson and gold. --Longfellow.
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2. In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.
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The young Cambridge democrats were all ablaze to assist Torrijos. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ablaze — [adj1] on fire afire, aflame, alight, blazing, burning, conflagrant, fiery, flaming, flaring, ignited, lighted; concepts 485,605 ablaze [adj2] very excited afire, angry, aroused, enthusiastic, fervent, frenzied, fuming, furious, heated,… … New thesaurus
ablaze — (adv.) late 14c., from a on (see A (Cf. a ) (1)) + BLAZE (Cf. blaze) … Etymology dictionary
ablaze — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ burning fiercely … English terms dictionary
ablaze — [ə blāz′] adj. [ A 1 + BLAZE1] 1. on fire; burning brightly 2. blazing; flaming 3. greatly excited; eager … English World dictionary
Ablaze — Das Ablaze war ein von 1994 bis 2003 bestehendes deutsches Metal Magazin, das auch über die Landesgrenzen hinaus bekannt wurde. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Hintergrund 2 Selbstverständnis und Kontroverse 3 Gleichnamiges Magazin … Deutsch Wikipedia
ablaze — [[t]əble͟ɪz[/t]] 1) ADJ: v n ADJ, v link ADJ Something that is ablaze is burning very fiercely. Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ, usu ADJ with n If a place is ablaze with lights or colours, it is very bright because … English dictionary
ablaze — a|blaze [əˈbleız] adj [not before noun] written 1.) burning strongly with a lot of flames →↑blaze ▪ Within minutes the whole house was ablaze. ▪ The factory had been set ablaze (=made to burn) . 2.) very bright or colourful ▪ a passing pleasure… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ablaze — adjective 1 be ablaze to be burning with a lot of flames, often causing serious damage: Within minutes the whole house was ablaze. | set sth ablaze (=make something burn a lot): A tanker was set ablaze in the gunboat attack. 2 filled with a lot… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ablaze — adj. 1) ablaze with (the city was ablaze with lights) 2) to set ablaze * * * [ə bleɪz] to set ablaze ablaze with (the city was ablaze with lights) … Combinatory dictionary
ablaze — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ set sth ▪ Truck after truck was set ablaze as the fire spread. ADVERB ▪ well (BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
