emblazon
to depict, as on an escutcheon in heraldry.
to decorate with brilliant colors.
to proclaim; celebrate or extol.
Origin of emblazon
1Other words from emblazon
- em·bla·zon·er, noun
- un·em·bla·zoned, adjective
Words Nearby emblazon
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How to use emblazon in a sentence
He emblazoned his own bike with “Tepetlacaltechco,” the Náhuatl name of his hometown.
The Latin American Immigrants Shaking Up New York City’s Bike Races | smurguia | August 12, 2021 | Outside OnlineMore than one hundred state police surrounded the capitol building, each with a Confederate flag emblazoned on his helmet.
How Robert F. Kennedy Shaped His Brother's Response to Civil Rights | Patricia Sullivan | August 11, 2021 | TimeDelivery workers, who drive Amazon emblazoned vans, often deliver up to 300 packages a day on a 10-hour shift.
Special Space Boy Jeff Bezos Gives $100 Million to José Andrés and World Central Kitchen | Madeleine Davies | July 21, 2021 | EaterShe designed and ordered new scrubs, emblazoned with her logo, for her staffers.
The Child Care Industry Was Collapsing. Mrs. Jackie Bet Everything on an Impossible Dream to Save It. | by Lizzie Presser | May 1, 2021 | ProPublicaThe WSJ will also send merchandise with the word “Decision Maker” emblazoned on mugs and T-shirts to media and marketing influencers and Journal members, before making it available to others as the campaign continues to roll out.
Inside The Wall Street Journal’s latest push for new subscribers | Sara Guaglione | April 30, 2021 | Digiday
“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 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is perhaps a reference to the sense of emblazon, which is from M.E. blazen, to blaze abroad, to proclaim.
Milton's Comus | John MiltonWhen two hundred years have taken all these natural pains to illustrate and emblazon 'Richard Oglethorpe 1613.'
Doctor Grimshawe's Secret | Nathaniel HawthorneShe has a right to emblazon all that will honour her deceased husband.
The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition | AnonymousYes, Hubert was now an esquire; now he had a right to carry a shield and emblazon it with the arms of Walderne.
The House of Walderne | A. D. CrakeThey carve them on door-posts and pillars, and emblazon them on the walls and ceilings in gilt letters.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 | Barkham Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for emblazon
/ (ɪmˈbleɪzən) /
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 publicity: his feat was emblazoned on the front page
Derived forms of emblazon
- emblazonment, noun
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