bedazzle

be·daz·zle
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US, UK/bɪˈdæzl̩/

verb

To confuse or disarm by dazzling.

“Near-synonym: daze”

Similar
dazeembellishdazzle
OriginEnglish dazzle ← Middle English bi- ← Old English be- →
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Meanings

verbbedazzle (third-person singular simple present bedazzles, present participle bedazzling, simple past and past participle bedazzled)

present singular third person bedazzles · participle present bedazzling · participle past bedazzled · past bedazzled

  1. transitiveTo confuse or disarm by dazzling.

    Near-synonym: daze

    1 more example

    He was bedazzled by her charm and wit.

    Synonyms: daze

  2. informaltransitiveTo decorate with sequins or other sparkly material; to bespangle.

    She bedazzled her handbag.

    Synonyms: embellish

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo confuse or disarm by dazzling.

Similar
daze

verbTo decorate with sequins or other sparkly material; to bespangle.

Similar
embellish

More synonyms by meaning

verbto cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light

Similar
dazzledaze
Broader
blind
Also see
besetdazedazzle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Old Englishbe-
  9. Middle Englishbi-
  10. Englishbe-
  11. Englishdazzle
  12. Englishbedazzle

From be- + dazzle.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bedazzle

basildazzlefrazzlefrazil
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Cite this entry
APA

bedazzle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedazzle

MLA

“bedazzle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedazzle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedazzle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedazzle.

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