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emblazon

/ɪmˈbleɪzən/

emblazon verb: to adorn with prominent markings.

Verb

emblazon (third-person singular simple present emblazons, present participle emblazoning, simple past and past participle emblazoned)

  1. (transitive) To adorn with prominent markings.
    • The route passes over low-lying land, the only item of note being the Cerebos salt works at Greatham, where one may catch a glimpse of the smart black diesel locomotive emblazoned with the firm's name writ large.1959 August, K. Hoole, “The Middlesbrough — Newcastle route of the N.E.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 359
  2. (transitive) To inscribe upon.
    • The benefactor's image is emblazoned on our memory.
    • Welcome to QAnon, sometimes referred to as “the Storm.” It’s a conspiracy theory that’s swept social media and is starting to break into the mainstream, with Trump rally attendees in Florida on July 31 holding signs and wearing T-shirts emblazoned with “We are Q” and the conspiracy theory’s main...2018 August 2, Jane Coaston, “#QAnon, the scarily popular pro-Trump conspiracy theory, explained”, in Vox
  3. (transitive) To draw (a coat of arms); depict a heraldic device on something.
    • The ordered system of symbols which we know as heraldry came into being in the twelfth century to meet a military need. These symbols were emblazoned on shields, surcoats and fighting flags, and served as an invaluable means of identification when the features were obscured by the great helm.1956 July, Col. H. C. B. Rogers, “Railway Heraldry”, in Railway Magazine, page 476
  4. (transitive) To celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit.

emblazon meaning in Malayalam

emblazon in Malayalam

decorate, adorn, ornament
അലങ്കരിക്കുക, ചമയുക, വേഷഭൂഷാദികളണിയുക, ചമയിക്കുക, ഒരുക്കുക, ചമല്ക്കരിക്കുക
display, depict, show
പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കുക, ചിത്രീകരിക്കുക, വിടർത്തിക്കാട്ടുക, കാണിക്കുക

Examples of emblazon in a sentence

  • The politician wore a bright yellow button with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it.
  • He has a wide selection of fanwear, all emblazoned with the Lions' mascot.
  • The medical trucks were emblazoned with the emblem of the Red Cross.

All 22 example sentences with emblazon

Forms of emblazon

third-person singular presentemblazons
present participleemblazoning
past participleemblazoned
pastemblazoned

Origin of emblazon

From en- + blazon, from Old French blason (“shield”).

Words formed from emblazon

Words that rhyme with emblazon

Questions about emblazon

What does emblazon mean?
Emblazon means to adorn with prominent markings.
What is emblazon in Malayalam?
Emblazon in Malayalam is അലങ്കരിക്കുക, ചമയുക, വേഷഭൂഷാദികളണിയുക. See Emblazon meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is emblazon?
Emblazon is a verb.
How do you pronounce emblazon?
Emblazon is pronounced /ɪmˈbleɪzən/.
What is the past tense of emblazon?
The past tense of emblazon is emblazoned.

Words near emblazon in the dictionary

  1. emblazed
  2. emblazer
  3. emblazers
  4. emblazes
  5. emblazing
  6. emblazon
  7. emblazoned
  8. emblazoner
  9. emblazoners
  10. emblazoning
  11. emblazonings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: emblazon (page history and authors); emblazon (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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