verb (used with object)
- to depict, as on an escutcheon in heraldry.
- to decorate with brilliant colors.
- to proclaim; celebrate or extol.
verb (tr)
- to describe, portray, or colour (arms) according to the conventions of heraldry
- to portray heraldic arms on (a shield, one’s notepaper, etc)
- to make bright or splendid, as with colours, flowers, etc
- to glorify, praise, or extol, often so as to attract great publicityhis feat was emblazoned on the front page
“inscribe conspicuously,” also “extol,” 1590s, from en- (1) + blazon. Related: Emblazoned; emblazoning.