emblaze en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɛmˈbleɪz/
- /ɪmˈbleɪz/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From em- + blaze.
Meanings
- (transitive) To kindle; set ablaze.
- (transitive) To adorn with glittering embellishments; cause to glitter or shine.
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(poetic, transitive) To illuminate; to etch or display in a bright, fiery way; blazon.
When a window screen is emblazed with a pretty design, one cannot look into the room beyond because of arrest of vision by the figure upon the screen.
1915, Robert Tuttle Morris, Doctors Versus Folks:This feeling emblazed inside. / Every nerve like a firefly.
1997, “Euphoria (Firefly)”, performed by Delirium:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| emblazes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| emblazing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| imblaze | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| emblazed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| emblazed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |