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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To dazzle so completely as to make blind.
- transitive verb To please irresistibly; enchant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To dazzle by too strong a light; blind or render incapable of seeing clearly by excess of light.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To dazzle or make dim by a strong light.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To confuse or
disarm bydazzling .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
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Examples
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Heidi feels that the extra hours she gave them were only used in this case to bedazzle the outfits.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking Recap: Project Runway, Episode 5, "Off the Track" Holly Cara Price 2011
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Heidi feels that the extra hours she gave them were only used in this case to bedazzle the outfits.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking Recap: Project Runway, Episode 5, "Off the Track" Holly Cara Price 2011
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We learned how to bedazzle the Bis before the Bedazzler was invented.
Shira Hirschman Weiss: Long Skirts: Strolling the Runway and Memory Lane Shira Hirschman Weiss 2011
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Heidi feels that the extra hours she gave them were only used in this case to bedazzle the outfits.
Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking Recap: Project Runway, Episode 5, "Off the Track" Holly Cara Price 2011
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Vajazzling, for those still blissfully in the dark, is the application of glitter and crystal on to the waxed pubic area of a woman; vagina plus bedazzle, innit?
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We learned how to bedazzle the Bis before the Bedazzler was invented.
Shira Hirschman Weiss: Long Skirts: Strolling the Runway and Memory Lane Shira Hirschman Weiss 2011
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No doubt you will both treasure your choice of a vintage engagement ring for a long time to come as they ooze character with a wide variety of styles, shapes, stones and carats that will certainly bedazzle, shimmer and shine.
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Lofty numbers bedazzle authorizers and lure fat checks from foundations and trustees.
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No doubt you will both treasure your choice of a vintage engagement ring for a long time to come as they ooze character with a wide variety of styles, shapes, stones and carats that will certainly bedazzle, shimmer and shine.
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Back to my favorite new show -- is there anything these people don't bedazzle?
Pee-wee Herman: Did Anyone Happen to Catch Dancing With the Stars Last Night? I Did. And It Was Genius. Pee-wee Herman 2010
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synonyms (107)
Words with the same meaning
- addle
- addle the wits
- amaze
- astonish
- astound
- awe
- awestrike
- ball up
- bandage
- be bright
- beacon
- beam
- becloud
- bedaze
- befuddle
- benight
- bewilder
- blaze
- blind
- blind the eyes
- blindfold
- boggle
- bother
- bowl down
- bowl over
- bug
- burn
- cloud
- confound
- confuse
- darken
- daze
- dazzle
- deprive of sight
- diffuse light
- dim
- discombobulate
- discomfit
- discompose
- disconcert
- disorganize
- disorient
- disturb
- dumbfound
- dumbfounder
- eclipse
- embarrass
- entangle
- excecate
- flabbergast
- flame
- flare
- flash
- flummox
- flurry
- fluster
- flutter
- fog
- fuddle
- fulgurate
- fuss
- give light
- glance
- glare
- gleam
- glint
- glow
- gouge
- hoodwink
- incandesce
- luster
- make blind
- maze
- mist
- mix up
- moider
- muddle
- obscure
- overwhelm
- paralyze
- perplex
- perturb
- petrify
- pother
- put out
- radiate
- raise hell
- rattle
- ruffle
- send out rays
- shine
- shine brightly
- shoot
- shoot out rays
- snow-blind
- stagger
- startle
- strike blind
- strike dead
- strike dumb
- strike with wonder
- stun
- stupefy
- surprise
- throw into confusion
- unsettle
- upset
nycanthro commented on the word bedazzle
See also: The Bedazzler.
March 5, 2009