EMBLAZE Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

emblaze

verb

Definition of emblaze

as in to decorate

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming the days when movies were shown in palaces that were lavishly emblazed to look like ancient Egypt or exotic Arabia

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as in to illumine

to supply with light a time when Broadway was emblazed by the lights of dozens of theaters

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Reproductions are selling for up to $250 online, and the fixtures have become part of a larger vintage lighting revival that’s reshaping how people decorate their homes.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
The skull is decorated with turquoise, quartz and jadeite, applied in a mosaic-like tesserae that forms a snake design.

— News Desk, Artforum, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of decorate

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Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Geraldine walked over to Felix and Jane’s for fish soup, through long autumn shadows in the park, haze rising like smoke from the grass, illumined by the low sun.

— Tessa Hadley, New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2026

Definition of illumine

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Maybe she was meant to adorn someone else for some other occasion.

— Asha Iyer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Located in downtown Las Cruces, this hotel features 203 guest rooms—some offering city or mountain views—adorned in rustic Spanish Colonial decor and local artwork.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of adorn

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Hudson-Smith went into the stand and up the stairs to pose next to his name, draped in the British flag, but was surrounded by too many empty seats.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
The entire room was draped in rich red fabrics, flowers, carpets, candles, and décor.

— Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of drape

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Hal is arrested, per his plan, as John meets and sleeps with a mysterious woman, Zoe (Poorna Jagannathan), and uses Hal’s ring to light her cigarette after the fact.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
But his appointment also lit a fire among a group of academics - and others - who believe Cambridge and other universities and public bodies are striving too hard to increase their diversity.

— Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

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