em·blaze 1 (ĕm-blāz′) tr.v. em·blazed ,
em·blaz·ing ,
em·blaz·es 1. To set on fire.
2. To cause to glow; light up.
em·blaze 2 (ĕm-blāz′) tr.v. em·blazed ,
em·blaz·ing ,
em·blaz·es Archaic 1. To emblazon.
2. To decorate lavishly.
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emblaze (ɪmˈbleɪz ) vb (
tr )
1. to cause to light up; illuminate
2. to set fire to
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
em•blaze1 (ɛmˈbleɪz) v.t. -blazed, -blaz•ing. 1. to illuminate, as by a blaze.
2. to cause to blaze; kindle.
[1515–25]
em•blaz′er, n.
em•blaze2 (ɛmˈbleɪz) v.t. -blazed, -blaz•ing. Archaic. 1. to emblazon.
2. to embellish lavishly.
[1625–35]
em•blaz′er, n.
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emblaze Past participle: emblazedGerund: emblazingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I emblaze you emblaze he/she/it emblazes we emblaze you emblaze they emblaze
Preterite I emblazed you emblazed he/she/it emblazed we emblazed you emblazed they emblazed
Present Continuous I am emblazing you are emblazing he/she/it is emblazing we are emblazing you are emblazing they are emblazing
Present Perfect I have emblazed you have emblazed he/she/it has emblazed we have emblazed you have emblazed they have emblazed
Past Continuous I was emblazing you were emblazing he/she/it was emblazing we were emblazing you were emblazing they were emblazing
Past Perfect I had emblazed you had emblazed he/she/it had emblazed we had emblazed you had emblazed they had emblazed
Future I will emblaze you will emblaze he/she/it will emblaze we will emblaze you will emblaze they will emblaze
Future Perfect I will have emblazed you will have emblazed he/she/it will have emblazed we will have emblazed you will have emblazed they will have emblazed
Future Continuous I will be emblazing you will be emblazing he/she/it will be emblazing we will be emblazing you will be emblazing they will be emblazing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been emblazing you have been emblazing he/she/it has been emblazing we have been emblazing you have been emblazing they have been emblazing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been emblazing you will have been emblazing he/she/it will have been emblazing we will have been emblazing you will have been emblazing they will have been emblazing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been emblazing you had been emblazing he/she/it had been emblazing we had been emblazing you had been emblazing they had been emblazing
Conditional I would emblaze you would emblaze he/she/it would emblaze we would emblaze you would emblaze they would emblaze
Past Conditional I would have emblazed you would have emblazed he/she/it would have emblazed we would have emblazed you would have emblazed they would have emblazed
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