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be⋅daz⋅zle

[bi-daz-uhl]
–verb (used with object), -zled, -zling.
1. to impress forcefully, esp. so as to make oblivious to faults or shortcomings: Audiences were bedazzled by her charm.
2. to dazzle so as to blind or confuse: The glare of the headlights bedazzled him.

Origin:
1590–1600; be- + dazzle


be⋅daz⋅zle⋅ment, noun
be⋅daz⋅zling⋅ly, adverb


1. dazzle, astound, overwhelm, flabbergast, enchant, captivate. 2. daze, bewilder, disconcert, blind, befuddle, fluster.
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be·daz·zle   (bĭ-dāz'əl)   
tr.v.   be·daz·zled, be·daz·zling, be·daz·zles
  1. To dazzle so completely as to make blind.

  2. To please irresistibly; enchant.

be·daz'zle·ment n.
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