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ablaze

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a⋅blaze

  [uh-bleyz]
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–adjective
1. burning; on fire: They set the logs ablaze.
2. gleaming with bright lights, bold colors, etc.
3. excited; eager; zealous; ardent.
4. very angry.
Origin:
1800–10; a- 1 + blaze 1 ; cf. ME on blase
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a·blaze   (ə-blāz')   
adj.  

  1. Being on fire: The house is ablaze.

  2. Radiant with bright color: a maple tree ablaze in autumn.

  3. Fervent or excited.

a·blaze' adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

ablaze 
1393, from a "on" (see a- (1)) + blaze.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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