definition of
ablaze

[1] #1 ablaze s. [afire, aflame, aflare, alight, on fire] lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "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". wn

[2] #2 ablaze s. resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn". wn

[3] #3 ablaze s. [inflamed, reddened] lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire". wn