"bedazzle" meaning in English

See bedazzle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /bɪˈdæzl̩/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bedazzle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bedazzles [present, singular, third-person], bedazzling [participle, present], bedazzled [participle, past], bedazzled [past]
Rhymes: -æzəl Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English dazzle English bedazzle From be- + dazzle. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|be-|dazzle|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English dazzle English bedazzle [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*h₁éps", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁ep-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁epi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁pi", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*bi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*bi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*bi-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "be-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "bi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "be-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dazzle", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "bedazzle", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="bedazzle"> From be- + dazzle. Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedazzle (third-person singular simple present bedazzles, present participle bedazzling, simple past and past participle bedazzled)
  1. (transitive) To confuse or disarm by dazzling. Tags: transitive Synonyms: daze
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  2. (transitive, informal) To decorate with sequins or other sparkly material; to bespangle. Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: embellish Coordinate_terms: bedizen
    Sense id: en-bedazzle-en-verb-en:decorate_with_sequins_or_other_sparkly_material Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bedazzlement, bedazzler, vajazzle

Inflected forms

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