emblazon

[em-bley-zuhn]

verb (used with object)

1. to put a design on (a surface) in a prominent place.

   The shirt was emblazoned with the company's motto.

2. Heraldry.,  to put (a design or depiction) on a coat of arms.

3. to proclaim; celebrate or extol.

emblazon

/ ɪmˈbleɪzən /

verb

1. to describe, portray, or colour (arms) according to the conventions of heraldry

2. to portray heraldic arms on (a shield, one's notepaper, etc)

3. to make bright or splendid, as with colours, flowers, etc

4. to glorify, praise, or extol, often so as to attract great publicity

   his feat was emblazoned on the front page

Other Word Forms

• emblazoner noun
• unemblazoned adjective
• emblazonment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of emblazon¹

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

Example Sentences

“It’s awesome,” said Snell, who was wearing a blue hoodie emblazoned with the Dodgers playoff slogan “Built For Fall” across the front.

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The shooter is believed to have fired about 20 minutes after Kirk began speaking Wednesday on a grassy campus courtyard under a white canopy emblazoned with the slogan “PROVE ME WRONG.”

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The tent where he was shot had "prove me wrong" emblazoned on it.

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Over the last three years the couple has been traveling the country in a bright orange school bus emblazoned with the slogans “Save Lives,” “Enough Is Enough” and “Stop Gun Violence.”

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For instance, each dumbbell at the Chargers facility is emblazoned with the club’s lightning-bolt logo.

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Related Words

• decorate 
• embellish 
• paint