emblazon

[ em-bley-zuh n ]

/ ɛmˈbleɪ zən /

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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.

Nearby words

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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Examples from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
Emblazon upon your backs and breast the Red Lily of his House!
Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930|Various
She had supper at one of those white-tiled sarcophagi that emblazon Chicago's down town side streets.
Cheerful--By Request|Edna Ferber
And, if not, why emblazon it within the tabernacle of prayer, with all the circumstances of grace and of grandeur around it?
The Round Towers of Ireland|Henry O'Brien

I shall have to trace out its genealogy and emblazon its shield.
The Open Air|Richard Jefferies
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

/ (ɪmˈbleɪzən) /

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