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Ablaze

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Adjective

1. ablaze, aflame, aroused

keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement

Example Sentences:
'his face all ablaze with excitement'
'he was aflame with desire'

2. ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, alight, on fire

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

Example Sentences:
'forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning'
'even the car's tires were aflame'
'a night aflare with fireworks'
'candles alight on the tables'
'houses on fire'

3. ablaze

resembling flame in brilliance or color

Example Sentences:
'maple trees ablaze in autumn'

4. ablaze, inflamed, reddened

lighted with red light as if with flames

Example Sentences:
'streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees'
'the inflamed clouds at sunset'
'reddened faces around the campfire'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ablaze

see synonyms of ablaze
adjective, adverb (postpositive)
1. 
on fire; burning
2. 
brightly illuminated
3. 
emotionally aroused

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Ablaze

see synonyms of ablaze
adjective
1. 
on fire; burning brightly
2. 
blazing; flaming
3. 
greatly excited; eager

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ablaze

see synonyms of ablaze
adj.
1. Being on fire: The house is ablaze.
2. Radiant with bright color: a maple tree ablaze in autumn.
3. Fervent or excited.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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