emblaze
1 of 2verb (1)
em·blaze im-ˈblāz 
emblazed; emblazing
transitive verb
1
: to illuminate especially by a blaze
2
: to set ablaze
emblaze
2 of 2verb (2)
emblazed; emblazing
transitive verb
1
archaic : emblazon sense 1
2
: to adorn sumptuously
with gems and golden luster rich emblazed
John Milton
John Milton
Synonyms
Verb (2)
- adorn
- array
- beautify
- bedeck
- bedizen
- blazon
- caparison
- deck
- decorate
- do
- do up
- doll up
- drape
- dress
- embellish
- emboss
- enrich
- fancify
- fancy up
- festoon
- garnish
- glitz (up)
- grace
- gussy up
- ornament
- pretty (up)
- trim
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Word History
Etymology
Verb (2)
en- + blaze to blazon
First Known Use
Verb (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (2)
1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1
emblazes
verb
1
as in adorns
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming the days when movies were shown in palaces that were lavishly emblazed to look like ancient Egypt or exotic Arabia Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- adorns
- decorates
- drapes
- ornaments
- dresses
- trims
- decks
- graces
- enriches
- arrays
- paints
- fancifies
- bedizens
- caparisons
- garnishes
- bedecks
- embellishes
- festoons
- dolls up
- embosses
- glitzes (up)
- gussies up
- beautifies
- does
- pretties (up)
- does up
- dresses up
- blazons
- fancies up
- traps
- tricks (out)
- impearls
- brightens
- embroiders
- figures
- ribbons
- fringes
- chases
- bosses
- accessorizes
- jewels
- gems
- garlands
- freshens
- hangs
- braids
- fillets
- frills
- filigrees
- flounces
- gilds
- diamonds
- feathers
- swags
- appliqués
- pearls
- wreathes
- smartens
- laces
- furbelows
- spruces (up)
- redecorates
- redoes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- scars
- disfigures
- spoils
- mars
- reveals
- displays
- defaces
- simplifies
- streamlines
- exposes
- strips
- blemishes
- uncovers
- denudes
- dismantles
- bares
- divests
- uglifies
2
as in illumines
to supply with light a time when Broadway was emblazed by the lights of dozens of theaters Synonyms & Similar Words
- illumines
- lights
- illuminates
- illumes
- beacons
- brightens
- lightens
- irradiates
- highlights
- bathes
- beats (down)
- enhaloes
- beams
- shines
- spotlights
- haloes
- glows
- floodlights
- gleams
- ignites
- radiates
- glistens
- blazes
- blinds
- glitters
- incinerates
- dazzles
- flames
- kindles
- glares
- dazes
- fires
- bedazzles
- burns
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- obfuscates
- obscures
- darkens
- blackens
- dims
- covers
- dulls
- snuffs (out)
- shrouds
- veils
- extinguishes
- puts out
- dowses
- quenches
- douses