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imblaze

imblaze is the archaic form of emblaze.

Meaning of emblaze

Verb

emblaze (third-person singular simple present emblazes, present participle emblazing, simple past and past participle emblazed)

  1. (transitive) To kindle; set ablaze.
  2. (transitive) To adorn with glittering embellishments; cause to glitter or shine.
  3. (poetic, transitive) To illuminate; to etch or display in a bright, fiery way; blazon.
    • When a window screen is emblazed with a pretty design, one cannot look into the room beyond because of arrest of vision by the figure upon the screen.1915, Robert Tuttle Morris, Doctors Versus Folks

Forms of imblaze

third-person singular presentimblazes
present participleimblazing
past participleimblazed
pastimblazed

Origin of imblaze

From im- + blaze.

Words that rhyme with imblaze

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Questions about imblaze

What is imblaze the archaic form of?
Imblaze is the archaic form of emblaze.

Words near imblaze in the dictionary

  1. imbitterment
  2. imbitterments
  3. imbitters
  4. imbizo
  5. imbizos
  6. imblaze
  7. imblazed
  8. imblazes
  9. imblazing
  10. imblazon
  11. imblazoned

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