to burn with a very bright, hot, and strong flame
Dry leaves on the bonfire began to blaze within seconds.
The oil lamp blazed brightly during the power cut.
✦ From Middle English blasen, probably from Old English blæse (“torch, flame”).
to cut or paint marks on trees, rocks, or the ground to show a path or boundary
Rangers blazed the new hiking trail with bright blue rectangles.
Early settlers blazed a path through the wilderness to reach the river.
✦ Extension of the burning sense: early woodsmen scarred bark so the pale inner wood ‘shone’ like a flame.
