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EMBLAZE
Etymology
Verb
emblaze (third-person singular simple present emblazes, present participle emblazing, simple past and past participle emblazed)
(transitive) To kindle; set ablaze.
(transitive) To adorn with glittering embellishments; cause to glitter or shine.
(transitive, poetic) To illuminate; to etch or display in a bright, fiery way; blazon.
Source: Wiktionary
Em*blaze", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emblazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Emblazing.] Etym: [Pref. em- + 1st blaze.]
1. To adorn with glittering embellishments. No weeping orphan saw his father's stores Our shrines irradiate, or emblaze the floors. Pope.
2. To paint or adorn with armorial figures; to blazon, or emblazon. [Archaic] The imperial ensign, . . . streaming to the wind, With gems and golden luster rich emblazed. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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