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EMBLAZON

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em⋅bla⋅zon

  [em-bley-zuhn]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to depict, as on an escutcheon in heraldry.
2. to decorate with brilliant colors.
3. to proclaim; celebrate or extol.
Origin:
1585–95; em- 1 + blazon

Related forms:
em⋅bla⋅zon⋅er, noun
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em·bla·zon   (ěm-blā'zən)   
tr.v.   em·bla·zoned, em·bla·zon·ing, em·bla·zons

    1. To adorn (a surface) richly with prominent markings: emblazon a doorway with a coat of arms.

    2. To inscribe (a prominent marking) on a surface: emblazon a cross on a banner.

  2. To make resplendent with brilliant colors.

  3. To make illustrious; celebrate: emblazoning a heroine's deeds in song.

em·bla'zon·er n., em·bla'zon·ment n.
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Word Origin & History

emblazon 
"inscribe conspicuously," also "extol," 1592, from en- + blazon.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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