Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trailblaze

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trail-blaze
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to create (blaze) a new trail that others can then follow

Example Sentences

"These boundaries both tribalize our identity and allow us to trailblaze new paths through life."

Etymology

Back-formation from trailblazer.

Inflected Forms

trailblazes (present, singular) trailblazing (participle, present) trailblazed (participle, past) trailblazed (past)

Derived Forms

trailblazing

Synonyms

blaze a trail

Questions

What does trailblaze mean?: to create (blaze) a new trail that others can then follow
Where does trailblaze come from?: Back-formation from trailblazer.

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