Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To kindle; set in a blaze.
  • To adorn with glittering embellishments; cause to glitter or shine.
  • To display or set forth conspicuously or ostentatiously; blazon.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To adorn with glittering embellishments.
  • transitive verb Archaic To paint or adorn with armorial figures; to blazon, or emblazon.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To kindle; set ablaze.
  • verb transitive To adorn with glittering embellishments; cause to glitter or shine.
  • verb transitive, poetic To illuminate; to etch or display in a bright, fiery way; blazon.

Etymologies

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From em- +‎ blaze.

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