blaze up

verb

To burn more brightly

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flareflame upburn up
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Meanings

verbblaze up (third-person singular simple present blazes up, present participle blazing up, simple past and past participle blazed up)

present singular third person blazes up · participle present blazing up · participle past blazed up · past blazed up

  1. intransitiveTo burn more brightly
  2. intransitiveto burst into flames from a seemingly non-burning state
  3. intransitiveslangtransitiveTo begin smoking cannabis; to light up cannabis; to get high.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbburn brightly

Similar
flareflame upburn up
Broader
burncombust
Also see
burn upflame upflaretorch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German auflodern, hochschlagen
  • auflodernto burst into flames when seemingly not burning
  • hochschlagento burst into flames when seemingly not burning
  • aufleuchtento burst into flames when seemingly not burning
Māori kōwhekowheko
  • kōwhekowhekoto burst into flames when seemingly not burning
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APA

blaze up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blaze%20up

MLA

“blaze up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blaze%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blaze up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blaze%20up.

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