bedazzle
verb
be·daz·zle
bi-ˈda-zəl
bē-
bedazzled; bedazzling; bedazzles
1
: to impress forcefully : enchant, fascinate
She dressed to kill, glittering with jewels in wondrous costumes to bedazzle her subjects.—Johanna McGeary
In the first half of the century, English estate gardeners created the bedding system, a technique for displaying exotics in seasonally changing vignettes designed to bedazzle onlookers, much like modern-day department store windows.—Mary Forsell
2
: to embellish by or as if by the use of a rhinestone setting machine : to decorate colorfully or elaborately especially with shiny embellishments
Abbie looked glamorous in her picture as she wore a baby blue satin dance costume, which was bedazzled with mirrored sequins and crystals.—Charlotte Dean
Sparkles from a TikTok filter bedazzle the footage.—Kyle Chayka
3
: to confuse by or as if by a strong light : dazzle
Either the sudden gleams of light flashing over the obscure field bedazzled Goodman Brown, or he recognized a score of the church members of Salem village famous for their especial sanctity.—Nathaniel Hawthorne
The British press, glumly conditioned to watching U.S. boxers flatten Britain's best, crowed with delight. Bragged the Daily Mirror: "[Randolph] Turpin became world champion without any of the hokum that Americans have used to bedazzle and bamboozle their opponents before the fight."—Time Magazine
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