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EMBLAZON
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they emblazon ... he / she / it emblazons
Past simple: emblazoned
Past participle: emblazoned
-ing form: emblazoning
Sense 1
Meaning:
Decorate with heraldic arms
Synonyms:
blazon; emblazon
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "emblazon" is one way to...):
adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Decorate with colors
Example:
color the walls with paint in warm tones
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "emblazon" is one way to...):
adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "emblazon"):
miniate (paint with red lead or vermilion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
