emblazon

English

Etymology

From en- + blazon, from Old French blason "shield".

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪzən

Verb

emblazon (third-person singular simple present emblazons, present participle emblazoning, simple past and past participle emblazoned)

1. (transitive) To adorn with prominent markings.
2. (transitive) To inscribe upon.

   The benefactor's image is emblazoned on our memory.

3. (transitive, heraldry) To draw (a coat of arms).
4. (transitive) To celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit.

Derived terms

• emblazoner
• emblazonment

Translations

to adorn with prominent markings

• Finnish: koristaa (fi), koristella (fi)

• Hungarian: díszít (hu)

to inscribe upon

• Finnish: kirjoittaa (fi)

heraldry: to draw a coat of arms

• Finnish: piirtää (fi)

• Hungarian: heraldikus díszítéssel lát el (pl. címert) (hu)

to celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit

• Finnish: palkita (fi)

• Hungarian: dicsőít (hu), magasztal (hu)