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Emblazon

//ɪmˈbleɪzən// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To adorn with prominent markings. transitive

    "The route passes over low-lying land, the only item of note being the Cerebos salt works at Greatham, where one may catch a glimpse of the smart black diesel locomotive emblazoned with the firm's name writ large."

  2. 2
    decorate with heraldic arms wordnet
  3. 3
    To inscribe upon. transitive

    "The benefactor's image is emblazoned on our memory."

  4. 4
    decorate with colors wordnet
  5. 5
    To draw (a coat of arms); depict a heraldic device on something. transitive

    "The ordered system of symbols which we know as heraldry came into being in the twelfth century to meet a military need. These symbols were emblazoned on shields, surcoats and fighting flags, and served as an invaluable means of identification when the features were obscured by the great helm."

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  1. 6
    To celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit. transitive

Etymology

From en- + blazon, from Old French blason (“shield”).

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