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(əbleɪz)
1. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Something that is ablaze is burning very fiercely.
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
Synonyms: on fire, lighted, burning, flaming More Synonyms of ablaze
2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If a place is ablaze with lights or colours, it is very bright because of them.
The chamber was ablaze with light. [+ with]
In spring, the valleys are ablaze with colour.
Synonyms: bright, brilliant, flashing, glowing More Synonyms of ablaze
3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, oft ADJ with n]
If someone is ablaze, or if their eyes are ablaze, their expression shows that they are feeling a strong emotion, such as great excitement or anger.
He was ablaze with enthusiasm.
Her voice is passionate. Her eyes are ablaze.
Synonyms: passionate, excited, stimulated, fierce More Synonyms of ablaze
More Synonyms of ablaze

ablaze in British English

(əˈbleɪz)
adjective, adverb (postpositive)
1. 
on fire; burning
2. 
brightly illuminated
3. 
emotionally aroused

ablaze in American English

(əˈbleɪz)
adjective
1. 
on fire; burning brightly
2. 
blazing; flaming
3. 
greatly excited; eager
Word origin
a-1 + blaze1

Examples of 'ablaze' in a sentence
ablaze

Virginia creeper is at its most spectacular, with whole walls on some buildings ablaze with red.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A second car belonging to their son was drenched in petrol but not set ablaze.
The Sun (2016)
Onlookers said the wood and brick building was ablaze in minutes.
The Sun (2008)
They lay still and watched as the rebels set the house ablaze.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Witnesses reported seeing her car ablaze and firefighters were unable to save her.
The Sun (2010)
They were ablaze with colour all summer.
The Sun (2012)
But what do you call a dark age that is ablaze with light?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It destroyed properties including a mosque and set shops and buildings ablaze.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There are new plants and beds ablaze with colour.
The Sun (2013)
And that means space should be ablaze with light.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Others were set ablaze or had their roofs blown off.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
An attempt had been made to set the room ablaze.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She logged on and saw a gang setting it ablaze in a field and whooping as it burst into flames.
The Sun (2007)
His eyes were so ablaze, he hardly heard me.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The cities of the South are ablaze with electric light.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Women wailed and cried, shops and cars were ablaze.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He stepped into the nave, which was ablaze with light from thousands of candles.
Zindell, David The Broken God (1993)
Thousands of extra police were drafted in as shops were looted, cars torched and buildings set ablaze.
The Sun (2011)
The building was set ablaze in an apparent attempt to destroy evidence that could condemn a former mayor of involvement in a payroll scandal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Nature notes Most of the larger trees are still fairly green, but there is one small tree that is ablaze with colour.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
ablaze

British English: ablaze ADJECTIVE
Something that is ablaze is burning very fiercely.
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
  • American English: ablaze
  • Brazilian Portuguese: em chamas
  • Chinese: 熊熊燃烧的
  • European Spanish: en llamas
  • French: en feu
  • German: in Flammen
  • Italian: in fiamme
  • Japanese: 燃え立って
  • Korean: 불타는
  • European Portuguese: em chamas
  • Latin American Spanish: en llamas

1 (adjective) 
Definition
on fire
Shops, houses and vehicles were ablaze.
Synonyms
on fire
The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.
lighted
burning
He was last seen alive as he ran into his burning house.
flaming
A group followed carrying flaming torches.
blazing
a blazing fire
fiery
People set up fiery barricades.
ignited
alight
The rioters set several buildings alight.
aflame
Hundreds of tightly rolled newspapers were set aflame.
afire
2 (adjective) 
Definition
brightly illuminated
The chamber was ablaze with light.
Synonyms
bright
Newborns hate bright lights and loud noises.
brilliant
The event was held in brilliant sunshine.
flashing
glowing
a happy face, glowing with good health
sparkling
jellies that look like sparkling jewels in the fall sunshine
illuminated
gleaming
a gleaming new car
radiant
Out on the bay the morning is radiant.
luminous
The luminous dial on the clock showed five minutes to seven.
incandescent
incandescent light bulbs
aglow
3 (adjective) 
His dark eyes were ablaze with anger.
Synonyms
furious
He is furious at the way he has been treated.
angry
an angry rant
raging
Inside, she was raging.
fuming
He was still fuming over the remark.
incensed
She was incensed at his lack of compassion.
incandescent
It makes me incandescent with fury.
on the warpath
foaming at the mouth
fit to be tied (slang)
off the air (Australian, slang)
4 (adjective) 
Definition
emotionally aroused
She was ablaze with enthusiasm.
Synonyms
passionate
He made a passionate speech about his commitment to peace.
excited
He was so excited he could hardly speak.
stimulated
fierce
He inspires fierce loyalty in his friends.
enthusiastic
The band drew a huge and enthusiastic crowd.
aroused
animated
Everyone became more animated.
frenzied
fervent
a fervent admirer of her work
impassioned
He made an impassioned appeal for peace.
fervid

Additional synonyms

in the sense of aflame
Definition
in flames
Hundreds of tightly rolled newspapers were set aflame.
Synonyms
burning,
lighted,
lit,
flaming,
blazing,
on fire,
fiery,
ignited,
alight,
ablaze,
afire
in the sense of alight
Definition
on fire
The rioters set several buildings alight.
Synonyms
on fire,
ignited,
set ablaze,
lit,
burning,
aflame,
blazing,
flaming,
flaring
in the sense of angry
Definition
feeling or expressing annoyance or rage
an angry rant
Synonyms
furious,
cross,
heated,
mad (informal),
raging,
provoked,
outraged,
annoyed,
passionate,
irritated,
raving,
hacked (off) (US, slang),
choked,
pissed (taboo, slang),
infuriated,
hot,
incensed,
enraged,
ranting,
exasperated,
irritable,
resentful,
nettled,
snappy,
indignant,
pissed off (taboo, slang),
irate,
tumultuous,
displeased,
uptight (informal),
riled,
up in arms,
incandescent,
ill-tempered,
irascible,
antagonized,
waspish,
piqued,
hot under the collar (informal),
on the warpath,
hopping mad (informal),
foaming at the mouth,
choleric,
splenetic,
wrathful,
at daggers drawn,
in high dudgeon,
as black as thunder,
ireful,
fit to be tied (slang),
tooshie (Australian, slang),
off the air (Australian, slang),
aerated

Nearby words of
ablaze

  • abjectness
  • abjuration
  • abjure
  • ablaze
  • able
  • able-bodied
  • ablutions

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