emblaze

verb — 3 senses

emblaze

verb

/ɪmˈbleɪz/ · /ɛmˈbleɪz/

Etymology From em- + blaze.

1

To kindle; set ablaze.

2

To adorn with glittering embellishments; cause to glitter or shine.

3

Poetic 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:
Derived terms
emblazer
Related terms
emblazon

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