emblaze

verb
/ɪmˈbleɪz/

Etymology

From em- + blaze.

  1. derived from *bʰel- — “to shine, be white
  2. inherited from *blasǭ — “torch
  3. inherited from *blasā
  4. inherited from blæse
  5. inherited from blase
  6. prefixed as emblaze — “en + blaze

Definitions

  1. To kindle

    To kindle; set ablaze.

  2. To adorn with glittering embellishments

    To adorn with glittering embellishments; cause to glitter or shine.

  3. To illuminate

    To illuminate; to etch or display in a bright, fiery way; blazon.

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

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Derived

emblazer

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA