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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.

Words related to emblaze

bedeck, exaggerate, gild, overstate, festoon, embroider, adorn, trim, magnify, deck, color, enrich, elaborate, ornament, beautify, enhance, array, garnish, fudge, grace

Words nearby emblaze

embezzlement, embiid, embiotocid, embitter, embla, emblaze, emblazon, emblazonment, emblazonry, emblem, emblematic

Origin of emblaze

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

OTHER WORDS FROM emblaze

em·blaz·er, noun

Definition 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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British Dictionary definitions for emblaze

emblaze
/ (ɪmˈbleɪz) /

verb (tr) archaic

to cause to light up; illuminate
to set fire to
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