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emblazon

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em·bla·zon

   [em-bley-zuhn]
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
un·em·bla·zoned, adjective
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emblazon (ɪmˈbleɪzən)
 
—vb
1.  to describe, portray, or colour (arms) according to the conventions of heraldry
2.  to portray heraldic arms on (a shield, one's notepaper, etc)
3.  to make bright or splendid, as with colours, flowers, etc
4.  to glorify, praise, or extol, often so as to attract great publicity: his feat was emblazoned on the front page
 
em'blazonment
 
—n

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emblazon
"inscribe conspicuously," also "extol," 1592, from en- + blazon.
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