"trailblaze" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: trailblazes [present, singular, third-person], trailblazing [participle, present], trailblazed [participle, past], trailblazed [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from trailblazer. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|trailblazer}} Back-formation from trailblazer Head templates: {{en-verb}} trailblaze (third-person singular simple present trailblazes, present participle trailblazing, simple past and past participle trailblazed)
  1. To create (blaze) a new trail that others can then follow Synonyms: blaze a trail Derived forms: trailblazing Translations (Translations): den Weg bereiten (German), Bahn brechen (German), die Bahn brechen (German), Weg bereiten (German), Richtung weisen (German), die Richtung weisen (German), parahuarahi (Maori), asenderear (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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