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overblaze

overblaze verb: to blaze a trail excessively.

Verb

overblaze (third-person singular simple present overblazes, present participle overblazing, simple past and past participle overblazed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To blaze a trail excessively.
    • […] and keep going on what is an oddly overblazed trail that stays close to the ridgeline (and provides nice winter views), crosses several gullies, and takes you to a familiar, table-equipped intersection.2011, Paul Elliott, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Washington D.C. (page 486)
    • Even Perkins criticized Avery's tendency to overblaze. MacKaye was anguished and wrote to Avery that he was losing sight of the goal, that the original concept of a wilderness way was being destroyed by overcivilizing the trailway.2019, Laura Waterman, Guy Waterman, Forest and Crag (page 492)

Forms of overblaze

third-person singular presentoverblazes
present participleoverblazing
past participleoverblazed
pastoverblazed

Origin of overblaze

over- + blaze

Questions about overblaze

What does overblaze mean?
Overblaze means to blaze a trail excessively.
What part of speech is overblaze?
Overblaze is a verb.
What is the past tense of overblaze?
The past tense of overblaze is overblazed.

Words near overblaze in the dictionary

  1. overblamed
  2. overblames
  3. overblaming
  4. overblanket
  5. overblankets
  6. overblaze
  7. overblazed
  8. overblazes
  9. overblazing
  10. overbleach
  11. overbleached

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