Definition of Bedazzle

1. Verb. To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light. "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"

Exact synonyms: Daze, Dazzle
Generic synonyms: Blind
Derivative terms: Daze, Dazzle

Definition of Bedazzle

1. v. t. To dazzle or make dim by a strong light.

Definition of Bedazzle

1. Verb. To confuse or disarm by dazzling. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bedazzle

1. to confuse [v -ZLED, -ZLING, -ZLES] - See also: confuse

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bedazzle

bedash
bedashed
bedashes
bedashing
bedaub
bedaubed
bedaubing
bedaubs
bedaughtered
bedawin
bedawins
bedaze
bedazed
bedazes
bedazing
bedazzle (current term)
bedazzled
bedazzlement
bedazzlements
bedazzles
bedazzling
bedbath
bedbaths
bedboard
bedboards
bedbound
bedbug
bedbugs
bedchair
bedchairs

Literary usage of Bedazzle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1874)
"... the feverish brain To quench his English Roman candle, Whose fire-balls, for their shine and size, So shame Rome's, they cause quite a scandal, bedazzle ..."

2. Works by Washington Irving (1897)
"... of fashion bedazzle my sight, Bewilder my feelings—my senses benight; I retreat in disgust from the world of to-day, To commune with the world that has ..."

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