blazon

²blazon

verb

bla·zonedbla·zon·ing\ˈblāz-niŋ; ˈblā-z^ən-iŋ\

Definition of BLAZON

transitive verb

1

: to publish widely : proclaim

2

a : to describe (heraldic or armorial bearings) in technical terms b : to represent (armorial bearings) in drawing or engraving

3

a : display b : deck, adorn <the town was blazoned with flags>

— bla·zon·er \-nər; -z^ən-ər\ noun

— blazoning noun

Examples of BLAZON

1. <their very public canoodling has pretty much blazoned the fact that they are having an affair>
2. <the city's waterfront has been blazoned with banners celebrating the festival of tall ships>

First Known Use of BLAZON

1534

Related to BLAZON

Synonyms: advertise, annunciate, blare, blaze, announce, broadcast, declare, enunciate, flash, give out, herald, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, release, sound, trumpet

Antonyms: blemish, deface, disfigure, mar, scar, spoil

Related Words: bark, call (off or out), cry; bill, billboard, bulletin, gazette [chiefly British]; knell, ring, toll; blurb, feature, pitch, plug, promote, puff; disseminate, spread; disclose, divulge, introduce, kithe [chiefly Scottish], manifest, report, reveal, show; advise, apprise, hand down, inform, notify; communicate, impart, intimate

Near Antonyms: conceal, hush (up), silence, suppress, withhold; recall, recant, retract, revoke

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Other Heraldry Terms

blazon, cachet, couchant, dormant, escutcheon, potent, standard, totem

Rhymes with BLAZON

brazen