emblazon

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to display, write, or depict something prominently on a surface

   The school emblem is emblazoned across the front of every uniform.

2. 2
   verb

   in heraldry, to decorate or depict with a coat of arms or heraldic devices

   The entrance hall was emblazoned with the arms of the founding family.

Formed from en- ("put on, cause to be") + blazon. Blazon came from Old French blason ("shield, coat of arms") and developed the specialized sense of describing or depicting heraldic arms. Emblazon later broadened from heraldic decoration to any prominent inscription or display.

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