emblazon

[em-bley-zuh n]

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verb (used with object)

to depict, as on an escutcheon in heraldry.
to decorate with brilliant colors.
to proclaim; celebrate or extol.

Origin of emblazon

First recorded in 1585–95; em-¹ + blazon

Related formsem·bla·zon·er, nounun·em·bla·zoned, adjective

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Related Words for emblazon

paint, decorate, embellish, color, beautify, ornament, brighten, deck

Examples from the Web for emblazon

Contemporary Examples of emblazon

“No means no,” reads a pair of lacy underwear, while “Consent is Sexy,” and, “Respect,” emblazon others.
Pink Loves Consent: an Anti-Rape Victoria’s Secret Spoof That’s Gone Viral
Misty White Sidell
December 11, 2012

Historical Examples of emblazon

Emblazon upon your backs and breast the Red Lily of his House!
Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930
Various
I shall have to trace out its genealogy and emblazon its shield.
The Open Air
Richard Jefferies
And Britain will emblazon their names on its roll of honour—this man and that man has died for her.
With our Fighting Men
William E. Sellers
To commit a crime and emblazon it, there is the sum total of history.
The Man Who Laughs
Victor Hugo
She has a right to emblazon all that will honour her deceased husband.
The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition
Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for emblazon

emblazon

verb (tr)

to describe, portray, or colour (arms) according to the conventions of heraldry
to portray heraldic arms on (a shield, one's notepaper, etc)
to make bright or splendid, as with colours, flowers, etc
to glorify, praise, or extol, often so as to attract great publicityhis feat was emblazoned on the front page

Derived Formsemblazonment, noun

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Word Origin and History for emblazon

"inscribe conspicuously," also "extol," 1590s, from en- (1) + blazon. Related: Emblazoned; emblazoning.