dazzle

[ daz-uhl ]

/ ˈdæz əl /

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verb (used with object), daz·zled, daz·zling.

to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light: He was dazzled by the sudden sunlight.

to impress deeply; astonish with delight: The glorious palace dazzled him.

verb (used without object), daz·zled, daz·zling.

to shine or reflect brilliantly: gems dazzling in the sunlight.

to be overpowered by light: Her eyes dazzled in the glare.

to excite admiration by brilliance: Once one is accustomed to such splendor, it no longer dazzles.

noun

an act or instance of dazzling: the dazzle of the spotlights.

something that dazzles.

Nearby words

daywork, daze, dazed, dazedly, dazibao, dazzle, dazzling, db, dba, dbe, dbh

Origin of dazzle

First recorded in 1475–85; daze + -le

SYNONYMS FOR dazzle

2 awe, overwhelm, overpower, stupefy.

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Related forms

daz·zler, noundaz·zling·ly, adverbout·daz·zle, verb (used with object), out·daz·zled, out·daz·zling.o·ver·daz·zle, verb, o·ver·daz·zled, o·ver·daz·zling.

un·daz·zled, adjectiveun·daz·zling, adjective

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Examples from the Web for dazzle

Movies are meant to dazzle, and American Hustle does just that.
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There was a kinetic energy, a vibrancy that leapt off the screen that did, indeed, dazzle.
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But it was too late, as critics and audiences had already written it off once the show failed to dazzle them from the outset.
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Would we really have preferred her to lie—to dazzle us all with her stiff-upper-lippiness?
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Without Steve around to dazzle us, it gets easier to ask tougher questions.
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In the architecture and embellishments of the chamber, the evident design had been to dazzle and astound.
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Thus Lodovico Maria the crafty, to dazzle Charles the romantic, and to take the bull of impending invasion by the very horns.
The Life of Cesare Borgia|Raphael Sabatini
A list of names to dazzle the public, but all having a weak point.
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"Mist" is induced by spells to cover and hide persons, as in Homer, and "glamour" is produced by spells to dazzle foemen's sight.
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But there is a glare and a grandeur about cases such as these, which may dazzle yet more than instruct.
A Lamp to the Path|W. K. Tweedie

British Dictionary definitions for dazzle

dazzle

/ (ˈdæzəl) /

verb

(usually tr) to blind or be blinded partially and temporarily by sudden excessive light

to amaze, as with brillianceshe was dazzled by his wit; she dazzles in this film

noun

bright light that dazzles

bewilderment caused by glamour, brilliance, etcthe dazzle of fame

Derived Formsdazzler, noun

Word Origin for dazzle

C15: from daze

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Word Origin and History for dazzle

dazzle

late 15c., frequentative of Middle English dasen (see daze (v.)). Originally intransitive; the transitive sense is from 1530s. Related: Dazzled; dazzling.

dazzle

verb (used with object), daz·zled, daz·zling.

verb (used without object), daz·zled, daz·zling.

noun

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