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emblaze
1[ 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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OTHER WORDS FROM emblaze
em·blaz·er, nounWords 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
2First recorded in 1625–35
OTHER WORDS FROM emblaze
em·blaz·er, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for emblaze
emblaze
/ (ɪmˈbleɪz) /
verb (tr) archaic
to cause to light up; illuminate
to set fire to
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