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emblaze

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[ em-bleyz ]
/ ɛmˈbleɪz /
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verb (used with object), em·blazed, em·blaz·ing.
to illuminate, as by a blaze.
to kindle.
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Origin of emblaze

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First recorded in 1515–25; em-1 + blaze1

OTHER WORDS FROM emblaze

em·blaz·er, noun

Words nearby emblaze

embiggen, embiid, embiotocid, embitter, Embla, emblaze, emblazon, emblazonment, emblazonry, emblem, emblematic

Other definitions for emblaze (2 of 2)

emblaze2
[ em-bleyz ]
/ ɛmˈbleɪz /
verb (used with object), em·blazed, em·blaz·ing.Archaic.
to emblazon.

Origin of emblaze

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First recorded in 1625–35

OTHER WORDS FROM emblaze

em·blaz·er, noun
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Words related to emblaze

adorn, bedeck, dress up, embroider, exaggerate, festoon, gild, overstate, spiff up, amplify, array, beautify, color, deck, elaborate, enhance, enrich, fudge, garnish, grace

British Dictionary definitions for emblaze

emblaze
/ (ɪmˈbleɪz) /
verb (tr) archaic
to cause to light up; illuminate
to set fire to
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