emblaze
1 Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to cause to light up; illuminate
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to set fire to
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of emblaze1
First recorded in 1515–25; em- 1 + blaze 1
Origin of emblaze2
First recorded in 1625–35
Example Sentences
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As radiant Hesper shines with keener light,277 Far-beaming o'er the silver host of night, When all the starry train emblaze the sphere: So shone the point of great Achilles' spear.
From The Iliad by Pope, Alexander
But warmer suns, that southern zones emblaze, A cool thin umbrage o'er their woodland raise; Floridia's shores their blooms around him spread.
From The Columbiad by Barlow, Joel
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