aflame

Words with a similar base: aflame

'aflame'

[ablaze.s.01] as in: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; - Bram Stoker

Examples:
his face all ablaze with excitement
he was aflame with desire

'aflame'

[ablaze.s.02] as in: lighted up by or as by fire or flame

Examples:
forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning
even the car's tires were aflame
a night aflare with fireworks
candles alight on the tables
houses on fire

Origins

					aflame (English)
├── a- (English)
│   ├── a- (Anglo-Norman)
│   │   └── e- (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   │       └── ex- (Latin)
│   ├── a- (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── a- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   ├── ab (Latin)
│   └── ἀ- (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── flame (English)
    └── flaume (Middle English (1100-1500))

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