ablazea‧blaze /əˈbleɪz/ adjective [not before noun] written 
Within minutes the whole house was ablaze. The factory had been set ablaze (=made to burn).RegisterAblaze is mostly used in journalism or in literature. In everyday English, people usually say on fire:· The whole house was on fire.2very bright or colourful: a passing pleasure-boat, with all its lights ablazeablaze with Her yard was ablaze with summer flowers.3feeling or showing strong emotion, especially anger SYN blazingablaze with His eyes were ablaze with fury.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Every shop window is ablaze with bright Christmas lights.
- The yacht passed us, its cabin lights ablaze.
- A small glade ablaze with sunbeams.
- Although more oil is ablaze than was first thought, there is less oil at sea.
- An eerie orange glow lights up the devastation of Bijlmermeer - the Amsterdam suburb set ablaze by a crashing El Al plane.
- Gorse was ablaze with yellow blossom.
- I reached the hilltop and followed the track between gorse bushes ablaze with flowers.
- She is seen here, well ablaze.
- The fireball destroyed a prefabricated office building before setting a four-storey office block ablaze.
Longman Language Activatorwhen the lights in a place are on
· Although the lights were on, nobody answered the door.· The lights are still on in a couple of the offices.
if a room, house, building etc is lit up , the lights are on inside or outside: · People were getting ready for dinner, and the house was all lit up.· In the town centre, the streets are all lit up for Christmas.be lit up by/with: · The mosque is lit up by floodlights at night.
if a place or set of lights is ablaze , there is a lot of bright light because all the lights are turned on - used especially in literature: · The yacht passed us, its cabin lights ablaze.ablaze with: · Every shop window is ablaze with bright Christmas lights.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The factory had been set ablaze (=made to burn).
1burning strongly with a lot of flames: The factory had been set ablaze (=made to burn). Within minutes the whole house was ablaze. The factory had been set ablaze (=made to burn).RegisterAblaze is mostly used in journalism or in literature. In everyday English, people usually say on fire:· The whole house was on fire.2very bright or colourful: a passing pleasure-boat, with all its lights ablazeablaze with Her yard was ablaze with summer flowers.3feeling or showing strong emotion, especially anger SYN blazingablaze with His eyes were ablaze with fury.