emblazon








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.

verb (tr)

  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 publicityhis feat was emblazoned on the front page
v.

“inscribe conspicuously,” also “extol,” 1590s, from en- (1) + blazon. Related: Emblazoned; emblazoning.

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