emblaze

verb

Definition of emblazenext
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblaze
  1. decorate
  2. illumine
  3. adorn
  4. illuminate
  5. drape
  6. light
Verb
  • Every estate has been meticulously restored, decorated and furnished with a unique style and many of the artworks displayed in the homes have been specially commissioned.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Owner Ann Butler decorated it with gorgeous marble countertops, close-out sale tables, garage sale finds and silverware from three grandmothers, then added great food and heaps of hope.
    Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of decorate
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  • The bar was illumined by candles and an uplit line of mostly esoteric liquors along the full-length mirror against the back wall.
    Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
  • In a room illumined by the light of a few candles, a group of women with veils over their faces conducts a séance.
    Rhoda Feng, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of illumine
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  • The silver piece is adorned with a cross and the iconography of a chapel and is more than 1,000 years old, the museum said in a Jan. 15 Facebook post.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The bathhouse, adorned with intricate mosaics and featuring hot, warm, and cold rooms, resembles a spa-like retreat, and could be the largest thermal complex found yet in a private residence in Pompeii.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of adorn
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  • But modern friendship’s reliance on texting illuminates how grim the problem is.
    Matthew Schnipper, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Looking through a global lens, the above discussion illuminates the picture.
    Richard Bishop, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of illuminate
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  • Another customer, who likes for their bedding to drape low over the sides of the mattress, said that even the queen size fit their king bed and left ample fabric.
    Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Look to Ralph Lauren for ideas on how to take ’70s sensibilities into the contemporary and drape a shearling jacket over a languid white dress—tan boots add warmth and complete the look.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of drape
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  • Residents lit the lot with car headlights and a fog of wildfire smoke settled thickly on the intersection.
    Mel Buer, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The dinner begins at sunset, and when night falls your table is lit by moonlight and twinkling lights.
    Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of light
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