ablazeadj.adv.

Brit.

/əˈbleɪz/, U.S.

/əˈbleɪz/

Forms: 1600s– ablaze, 1800s– ableeze (Scottish).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, blaze n.¹

Etymology: < a prep.¹ + blaze n.¹ Compare earlier on blaze at blaze n.¹ 2a, and also aflame adv.

A. adj. In predicative use only.

1. That is on fire; in flames, burning vigorously. Frequently in all ablaze.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adverb]

aflame1555

ablazea1676

alow1818

aflare1924

a1676 J. Dunton Dialogical Disc. Adonibezeck 56 in Heavenly Pastime (1685) No Storms at Sea, nor Ships in them, Ablaze with whirling fumes that make the Top-mast crack creates more terror than my wild desire.

a1732 J. Gay Trivia iii. in Poet. Wks. (1784) I. 83 The heav'ns are all ablaze.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. xii. 311 Now all ablaze as if infernal fires Illumed the world beneath.

1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest III. xi. 71 The sky was ablaze with a mighty mass of flame.

1968 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 15 Dec. 2/3 The plum pudding, ablaze, was piped in and paraded around the dining room.

1992 J. Peters & J. Nichol Tornado Down (1993) p. xx Its back end ablaze, the aircraft was like some comet, trailing orange fire.

2. figurative.

a. Highly excited or charged with emotion; passionately enthusiastic or vehement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > [adjective] > inflamed with passion

fire-hotOE

eschaufedc1374

on firea1393

inflammatec1450

inflamed1526

enkindled1549

boiling1579

seething1590

heated1595

red-hot1598

aflame1632

on flame1656

ablaze1819

burnt1859

incandescent1859

the mind > emotion > excitement > [adjective]

fevering?a1200

upreareda1382

warm1390

amoveda1400

entalented1402

stirred1483

intoxicatea1533

roused1575

vibrant1575

waked1581

irritated1595

uproused1597

gunpowdered1604

concitated1652

exagitated1659

animated1660

upstirreda1666

instinct1667

hot-headed1679

flushed1749

abubble1766

agig1767

fermentitious1807

suscitated1811

effervescent1833

effervescing1837

quick1837

galvanized1843

ginger beery1849

excited1855

ablaze1859

het1862

effervescible1866

thrilly1893

piqued1902

all of a doodah1915

hopped-up1923

adrenalized1935

volted1936

hyped1938

spooked up1939

twitterpated1942

up1942

jazzed1955

psyched1963

amped1967

plugged-in1967

torqued1967

buzzy1978

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor ix, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 256 He's as soon a-bleeze as a tap of tow the lad Bucklaw.

1859 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? (1st Edinb. ed.) I. 93 The London season was still ablaze.

1879 J. D. Long tr. Virgil Æneid ix. 961 Ablaze with anger at his brother's death.

1902 R. W. Chambers Maids of Paradise vii. 120 He was no crude Belleville orator;..no sans-culotte with brains ablaze.

1974 M. Holroyd Augustus John (1976) i. i. 16 Both in their twenties, and both ablaze with zeal for God.

b. Very brightly coloured or lighted; brilliant, gleaming, glittering. Frequently with with.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > glittering or sparkling

sparkling?c1225

glising1340

glimmeringa1375

glistening1388

glistering1398

glitteringa1400

coruscantc1485

twinkling1508

flankering1577

fire-darting1594

glitterous1596

scintillant1611

winkinga1616

micant1657

scintillating1664

spangling1665

besparklinga1674

skinkling1790

spunky1791

micacious1797

glistery1806

spark-like1814

spangly1818

emicatious1819

sparky1827

aglitter1828

ablaze1851

aglist1858

scintillescent1860

aglisten1867

glittery1880

twinkly1884

sparkly1922

1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend iv. 176 What treasures of heart these pages hold, All ablaze with crimson and gold.

1878 W. Black Green Pastures ii. 12 A wilderness of sandy heath and dark-green common now all ablaze with gorse and broom.

1943 A. Rand Fountainhead i. x. 118 A scale model..stood displayed on a pedestal in the middle of the room, ablaze with tiny electric bulbs.

1979 W. Styron Sophie's Choice xii. 347 I woke up with the late-morning sunlight ablaze in my face.

1996 TV Times 26 Oct. (Central ed.) 60/1 (advt.) The central loving heart motif is ablaze with a faux emerald.

B. adv.

Chiefly in to set ablaze (literal and figurative).

ΚΠ

1789 W. Churchey Poems & Imitations Brit. Poets 795 Like the small nitrous spark, that, scarcely seen, Touches the train, and sets it all ablaze!

1822 J. Keats & C. A. Brown Stanzas on Skulls in New Monthly Mag. 4 47 Poor skull, thy fingers set a-blaze, With silver Saint in golden rays, The holy Missal.

1863 J. Tyndall Heat i. 11 Forests are sometimes set ablaze by lightning.

1909 W. Deeping Red Saint xl. 340 The King's men who still held the castle, had thrown springalds of fire down upon the houses, setting the thatch ablaze.

1994 Daily Mail 29 Sept. 3/4 Antique experts uncovered 5,000 pieces of Victorian furniture, paintings and exotic objects that set the antiques world ablaze.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ablaze
释义	ablazeadj.adv. Brit. /əˈbleɪz/, U.S. /əˈbleɪz/ Forms: 1600s– ablaze, 1800s– ableeze (Scottish). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: a prep.¹, blaze n.¹ Etymology: < a prep.¹ + blaze n.¹ Compare earlier on blaze at blaze n.¹ 2a, and also aflame adv. A. adj. In predicative use only. 1. That is on fire; in flames, burning vigorously. Frequently in all ablaze. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > fire or flame > [adverb] aflame1555 ablazea1676 alow1818 aflare1924 a1676 J. Dunton Dialogical Disc. Adonibezeck 56 in Heavenly Pastime (1685) No Storms at Sea, nor Ships in them, Ablaze with whirling fumes that make the Top-mast crack creates more terror than my wild desire. a1732 J. Gay Trivia iii. in Poet. Wks. (1784) I. 83 The heav'ns are all ablaze. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. xii. 311 Now all ablaze as if infernal fires Illumed the world beneath. 1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest III. xi. 71 The sky was ablaze with a mighty mass of flame. 1968 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 15 Dec. 2/3 The plum pudding, ablaze, was piped in and paraded around the dining room. 1992 J. Peters & J. Nichol Tornado Down (1993) p. xx Its back end ablaze, the aircraft was like some comet, trailing orange fire. 2. figurative. a. Highly excited or charged with emotion; passionately enthusiastic or vehement. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > [adjective] > inflamed with passion fire-hotOE eschaufedc1374 on firea1393 inflammatec1450 inflamed1526 enkindled1549 boiling1579 seething1590 heated1595 red-hot1598 aflame1632 on flame1656 ablaze1819 burnt1859 incandescent1859 the mind > emotion > excitement > [adjective] fevering?a1200 upreareda1382 warm1390 amoveda1400 entalented1402 stirred1483 intoxicatea1533 roused1575 vibrant1575 waked1581 irritated1595 uproused1597 gunpowdered1604 concitated1652 exagitated1659 animated1660 upstirreda1666 instinct1667 hot-headed1679 flushed1749 abubble1766 agig1767 fermentitious1807 suscitated1811 effervescent1833 effervescing1837 quick1837 galvanized1843 ginger beery1849 excited1855 ablaze1859 het1862 effervescible1866 thrilly1893 piqued1902 all of a doodah1915 hopped-up1923 adrenalized1935 volted1936 hyped1938 spooked up1939 twitterpated1942 up1942 jazzed1955 psyched1963 amped1967 plugged-in1967 torqued1967 buzzy1978 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor ix, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 256 He's as soon a-bleeze as a tap of tow the lad Bucklaw. 1859 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? (1st Edinb. ed.) I. 93 The London season was still ablaze. 1879 J. D. Long tr. Virgil Æneid ix. 961 Ablaze with anger at his brother's death. 1902 R. W. Chambers Maids of Paradise vii. 120 He was no crude Belleville orator;..no sans-culotte with brains ablaze. 1974 M. Holroyd Augustus John (1976) i. i. 16 Both in their twenties, and both ablaze with zeal for God. b. Very brightly coloured or lighted; brilliant, gleaming, glittering. Frequently with with. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted in particular manner > [adjective] > glittering or sparkling sparkling?c1225 glising1340 glimmeringa1375 glistening1388 glistering1398 glitteringa1400 coruscantc1485 twinkling1508 flankering1577 fire-darting1594 glitterous1596 scintillant1611 winkinga1616 micant1657 scintillating1664 spangling1665 besparklinga1674 skinkling1790 spunky1791 micacious1797 glistery1806 spark-like1814 spangly1818 emicatious1819 sparky1827 aglitter1828 ablaze1851 aglist1858 scintillescent1860 aglisten1867 glittery1880 twinkly1884 sparkly1922 1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend iv. 176 What treasures of heart these pages hold, All ablaze with crimson and gold. 1878 W. Black Green Pastures ii. 12 A wilderness of sandy heath and dark-green common now all ablaze with gorse and broom. 1943 A. Rand Fountainhead i. x. 118 A scale model..stood displayed on a pedestal in the middle of the room, ablaze with tiny electric bulbs. 1979 W. Styron Sophie's Choice xii. 347 I woke up with the late-morning sunlight ablaze in my face. 1996 TV Times 26 Oct. (Central ed.) 60/1 (advt.) The central loving heart motif is ablaze with a faux emerald. B. adv. Chiefly in to set ablaze (literal and figurative). ΚΠ 1789 W. Churchey Poems & Imitations Brit. Poets 795 Like the small nitrous spark, that, scarcely seen, Touches the train, and sets it all ablaze! 1822 J. Keats & C. A. Brown Stanzas on Skulls in New Monthly Mag. 4 47 Poor skull, thy fingers set a-blaze, With silver Saint in golden rays, The holy Missal. 1863 J. Tyndall Heat i. 11 Forests are sometimes set ablaze by lightning. 1909 W. Deeping Red Saint xl. 340 The King's men who still held the castle, had thrown springalds of fire down upon the houses, setting the thatch ablaze. 1994 Daily Mail 29 Sept. 3/4 Antique experts uncovered 5,000 pieces of Victorian furniture, paintings and exotic objects that set the antiques world ablaze. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.a1676
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