(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:35:17

A*blaze" (#), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + blaze.]

1.

On fire; in a blaze, gleaming.

Milman.

All ablaze with crimson and gold. Longfellow.

2.

In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.

The young Cambridge democrats were all ablaze to assist Torrijos. Carlyle.

 

© Webster 1913.

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