Emblaze

//ɪmˈbleɪz// verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To kindle; set ablaze. transitive
  2. 2
    To adorn with glittering embellishments; cause to glitter or shine. transitive
  3. 3
    To illuminate; to etch or display in a bright, fiery way; blazon. poetic, transitive

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From em- + blaze.

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