Meanings
verbtrailblaze (third-person singular simple present trailblazes, present participle trailblazing, simple past and past participle trailblazed)
present singular third person trailblazes · participle present trailblazing · participle past trailblazed · past trailblazed
- to create (blaze) a new trail that others can then follow
These boundaries both tribalize our identity and allow us to trailblaze new paths through life.
2015, Leonard Sweet, From Tablet to Table: Where Community Is Found and Identity Is FormedSynonyms: blaze a trail
Synonyms & antonyms
verbto create (blaze) a new trail that others can then follow
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Origin
Back-formation from trailblazer.
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Finnish olla uranuurtaja
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German den Weg bereiten, Bahn brechen
- den Weg bereitenTranslations
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Māori parahuarahi, ko(w)ata
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Polish być pionierem
- być pionieremTranslations
Spanish asenderear
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APA
trailblaze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailblaze
MLA
“trailblaze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailblaze. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trailblaze,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trailblaze.
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