Dāz'zle1, n.
n. A light of dazzling brilliancy; brightness; splendor.
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Dazzle
Dāz'zle2, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. DAZZLED; p. pr. & vb. n. DAZZLING.] [Diminutive of daze, q. v.; O. D. day-selen, to be dizzy, to be amazed.]
Sense 1. To overpower with light; to deprive of the power of seeing, or of seeing distinctly, by a brilliant light.
Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze Insufferably bright. Milton.
Sense 2. To strike or surprise with brilliancy; to excite to admiration or surprise by display of any kind; to confound; to strike with terror. “Dazzled and drove back his enemies.” Shak.
Dāz'le3, v. i.
v. i. 1. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy. Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design. Pope. 2. To be overpowered by light; to be rendered blind or dim, and uncertain of vision, by excess of brightness. I dare not trust these eyes: They dance in mists, and dazzle with surprise. Dryden.