emblazon

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/ɪmˈbleɪzən//ɛmˈbleɪzən/

verb

To adorn with prominent markings.

“The benefactor's image is emblazoned on our memory.”

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Meanings

verbemblazon (third-person singular simple present emblazons, present participle emblazoning, simple past and past participle emblazoned)

present singular third person emblazons · participle present emblazoning · participle past emblazoned · past emblazoned

  1. transitiveTo adorn with prominent markings.

    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.

    1959 August, K. Hoole, “The Middlesbrough — Newcastle route of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 359
  2. transitiveTo inscribe upon.

    The benefactor's image is emblazoned on our memory.

    1 more example

    Welcome to QAnon, sometimes referred to as “the Storm.” It’s a conspiracy theory that’s swept social media and is starting to break into the mainstream, with Trump rally attendees in Florida on July 31 holding signs and wearing T-shirts emblazoned with “We are Q” and the conspiracy theory’s main catchphrase, “Where we go one, we go all.”

    2018 August 2, Jane Coaston, “#QAnon, the scarily popular pro-Trump conspiracy theory, explained”, in Vox
  3. transitivegovernmentTo draw (a coat of arms); depict a heraldic device on something.

    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.

    1956 July, Col. H. C. B. Rogers, “Railway Heraldry”, in Railway Magazine, page 476
  4. transitiveTo celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbdecorate with colors

verbdecorate with heraldic arms

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchblason“shield”
  2. Englishemblazon

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

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Translations

Czech vyzdobit, okrášlit
  • vyzdobitto adorn with prominent markings
  • okrášlitto adorn with prominent markings
  • zdobitto adorn with prominent markings
  • oslavovatto celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit
Finnish koristaa, koristella
  • koristaato adorn with prominent markings
  • koristellato adorn with prominent markings
  • kirjoittaato inscribe upon
  • piirtääheraldry: to draw a coat of arms
  • palkitato celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit
German versehen, verzieren
  • versehento adorn with prominent markings
  • verzierento adorn with prominent markings
  • schmückento adorn with prominent markings
  • ausschmückento adorn with prominent markings
  • einprägento inscribe upon
Hungarian díszít, heraldikus díszítéssel lát el (pl. címert)
  • díszítto adorn with prominent markings
  • heraldikus díszítéssel lát el (pl. címert)heraldry: to draw a coat of arms
  • dicsőítto celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit
  • magasztalto celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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