blaze2Pronunciation: /bleɪz/Translate blaze | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of blaze noun 1a white spot or stripe on the face of a mammal or bird. a broad white stripe running the length of a horse’s face. 2a mark made on a tree by cutting the bark so as to mark a route. verb (blaze a trail) 1set an example by being the first to do something; pioneer:small firms would set the pace, blazing a trail for others to follow 2mark out a path or route: tourists haven’t blazed a trail to the top of this hillOrigin: mid 17th century: ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Blässe 'blaze' and blass 'pale', also to blaze1, and probably to blemishblaze in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of blaze in the US English dictionary