burn vs blaze

burn and blaze both are nouns.

burn and blaze both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burn	Yes	No	Yes	No
blaze	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, blaze is a hyponym of burn; that is, blaze is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than burn:

burn: undergo combustion
blaze: burn brightly and intensely

Other hyponyms of burn include burn down, burn up, go up, smolder, smoulder, scorch, sear, singe, deflagrate, flame, blaze up, burn up, flame up, flare.

burn (noun)	blaze (noun)
damage inflicted by fire	noisy and unrestrained mischief
a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)	a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire	a light-colored marking
an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation	a cause of difficulty and suffering
	a strong flame that burns brightly

burn (verb)	blaze (verb)
get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun	indicate by marking trees with blazes
undergo combustion	shoot rapidly and repeatedly
cause to undergo combustion	move rapidly and as if blazing
destroy by fire	burn brightly and intensely
damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation	shine brightly and intensively
burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent
use up (energy)
create by duplicating data
feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
feel hot or painful
spend (significant amounts of money)
execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
shine intensely, as if with heat
cause to burn or combust

Difference between burn and blaze

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