emblazon

verb

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em·bla·zon | \ im-ˈblā-zᵊn

emblazoned; emblazoning\ im-ˈblāz-niŋ

, -ˈblā-zᵊn-iŋ \

Definition of emblazon

transitive verb

1a : to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices

b : to inscribe (something, such as heraldic bearings) on a surface

2 : celebrate, extol have his … deeds emblazoned by a poet— Thomas Nash

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Other Words from emblazon

emblazoner \ im-ˈblāz-nər

, -zᵊn-ər \ noun

emblazonment \ im-ˈblā-zᵊn-mənt

\ noun

The History of Emblazon

English speakers have been using the heraldic sense of "emblazon" since the late 16th century, and before that there was the verb "blazon" ("to describe heraldically") and the noun "blazon" ("a heraldic coat of arms"), which descend from Anglo-French blason. "Emblazon" still refers to adorning something with an emblem of heraldry, but it is now more often used for adorning or publicizing something in any conspicuous way, whether with eye-catching decoration or colorful words of praise.

Examples of emblazon in a Sentence

colossal statues and other monumental constructions that were intended to emblazon his name for eons to come

Recent Examples on the Web Dust loves me now, along with leaflets, plastic bags, anything unattached, anything looking for somewhere to stop, something to emblazon. — Monica Youn, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020 Many residents of the city reacted angrily to his comment on its conduct of elections, while a few chose to emblazon the remark on T-shirts as a humorous declaration of civic toughness. — James Freeman, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2020 Many street artists risk their lives to emblazon interstate exits and train cars with their work, while gallery hopefuls may toil their entire lives to reach the kind of audiences that billboard designers take for granted. — John Wenzel, The Know, 28 Feb. 2020 Its trucks, emblazoned with the company’s mustachioed mascot, mostly serve downtown office districts in the U.S. Northeast, where the virus has hit the hardest. — Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ, 28 May 2020 His chief of staff, Mark Meadows, was seen aboard Air Force One wearing a mask emblazoned with the presidential seal. — BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2020 The Traveling Beer Gardens are recognizable for the firetrucks emblazoned with the Sprecher Brewing logo. — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2020 In many of the cases, couriers wore backpacks and insulated bags emblazoned with the distinctive names of those services. — Helene Fouquet, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020 The police union ordered and distributed the masks emblazoned with black-and-white American flag with a blue stripe across the middle. — CBS News, 4 May 2020

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