Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To confuse or disarm by dazzling.

    Near-synonym: daze

    He was bedazzled by her charm and wit.

  2. (informal, transitive)To decorate with sequins or other sparkly material; to bespangle.

    She bedazzled her handbag.

More definitions
  • to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light

Examples

2 sentences

  1. He was bedazzled by her beauty.

    ruОн был ослеплен её красотой. — sharptoothed

    deEr war geblendet von ihrer Schönheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. There's nothing better than a pretty graph to bedazzle the foolish. They even went to war in Iraq that way!

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Forms

bedazzles, bedazzling, bedazzled, bedazzled
Base formbedazzle · to bedazzle
3rd person singularbedazzles
Present participlebedazzling
Past simplebedazzled
Past participlebedazzled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybedazzle
he, she, itbedazzles

Past simpleLesson

all personsbedazzled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bedazzled
he, she, ithas bedazzled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bedazzle

Synonyms

3 synonyms
dazeB1embellish
Close in meaning
  • to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light:dazzledaze

Word family

3 related words
Derivedbedazzlementbedazzlervajazzle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beckonbecomeA1bedA1bedbugbedclothesbeddingbede
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