emblaze

English

Alternative forms

• imblaze (archaic)

Etymology

From em- +‎ blaze.

Verb

emblaze (third-person singular simple present emblazes, present participle emblazing, simple past and past participle emblazed)

1. (transitive) To kindle; set ablaze.
2. (transitive) To adorn with glittering embellishments; cause to glitter or shine.
3. (transitive, poetic) To illuminate; to etch or display in a bright, fiery way; blazon.
   • 1915, Robert Tuttle Morris, Doctors Versus Folks:

     When a window screen is emblazed with a pretty design, one cannot look into the room beyond because of arrest of vision by the figure upon the screen.

   • 1997, Delerium (band), Euphoria (Firefly) (song)

     This feeling emblazed inside. / Every nerve like a firefly.

Related terms

• emblazon