emblaze

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/ɪmˈbleɪz//ɛmˈbleɪz/

verb

To kindle; set ablaze.

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Meanings

verbemblaze (third-person singular simple present emblazes, present participle emblazing, simple past and past participle emblazed)

present singular third person emblazes · participle present emblazing · participle past emblazed · past emblazed · alternative archaic imblaze

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

    This feeling emblazed inside. / Every nerve like a firefly.

    1997, “Euphoria (Firefly)”, performed by Delirium
    1 more example

    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.

    1915, Robert Tuttle Morris, Doctors Versus Folks

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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