"emblaze" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: emblazes [present, singular, third-person], emblazing [participle, present], emblazed [participle, past], emblazed [past]
Etymology: From em- + blaze. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|blaze|alt1=em}} em- + blaze Head templates: {{en-verb}} emblaze (third-person singular simple present emblazes, present participle emblazing, simple past and past participle emblazed)
  1. (transitive) To kindle; set ablaze. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-emblaze-en-verb-L6Q0PYlb Disambiguation of Fire: 48 27 25
  2. (transitive) To adorn with glittering embellishments; cause to glitter or shine. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-emblaze-en-verb-0rJbe8zZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 70 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 31 39 30
  3. (transitive, poetic) To illuminate; to etch or display in a bright, fiery way; blazon. Tags: poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-emblaze-en-verb-STxUiE2d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: imblaze [archaic] Related terms: emblazon

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