dazzle

  • 41dazzle — Synonyms and related words: addle, addle the wits, amaze, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, ball up, bandage, be bright, beacon, beam, becloud, bedaze, bedazzle, befuddle, beguile, benight, bewilder, bewitch, blatancy, blaze, blind, blind the… …

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  • 42dazzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. blind; impress, overpower; dumbfound, bewilder. See respect, surprise, vision. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. impress, astonish, stupefy, overpower; see charm 1 , surprise 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 43dazzle — daz·zle || dæzl n. sparkle; something which dazzles v. blind with bright light; amaze, impress, fascinate …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 44dazzle — verb 1》 (of a bright light) blind temporarily. 2》 overwhelm with an impressive quality. noun blinding brightness. Derivatives dazzlement noun dazzler noun Origin C15: frequentative of daze …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 45dazzle — I. v. a. 1. Daze, blind (by excess of light). 2. Astonish, surprise, overpower, confound (by splendor or brilliancy). II. n. 1. Brightness, brilliancy, splendor, dazzling light. 2. Meretricious brilliancy or display, false splendor, surface show …

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  • 46dazzle — daz·zle …

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  • 47dazzle — verb 1) she was dazzled by the headlights Syn: blind, confuse, disorient 2) I was dazzled by the exhibition Syn: overwhelm, overcome, impress, move, stir, touch, awe, overawe …

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  • 48dazzle — [ˈdæz(ə)l] verb [T] 1) if a bright light dazzles you, you cannot see for a short time 2) to impress someone a lot …

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  • 49dazzle — daz•zle [[t]ˈdæz əl[/t]] v. zled, zling, n. 1) to overpower the vision of by intense light 2) to astonish with delight 3) to shine brilliantly 4) to excite admiration by brilliance 5) an act or instance of dazzling • Etymology: 1475–85; daze… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50dazzle — [c]/ˈdæzəl / (say dazuhl) verb (dazzled, dazzling) –verb (t) 1. to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light. 2. to bewilder by brilliancy or display of any kind. –verb (i) 3. to excite admiration by brilliance. –noun 4. the act or fact of… …