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To dazzle is defined as to impress or surprise someone with brightness or exceptional qualities, or something brilliantly exciting.

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An example of dazzle is to confuse a person by taking a photo using a flash.
An example of dazzle is to be wildly entertaining as an actor in a play.

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See dazzle in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb dazzled, dazzling

to overpower or dim the vision of with very bright light or moving lights
to confuse, surprise, or overpower as by a brilliant display or exceptional qualities

Origin: freq. of daze

intransitive verb

to be overpowered by glare
to arouse admiration by a brilliant display

noun

the act of dazzling
something that dazzles

Related Forms:

dazzlement noun
dazzlingly adverb

See dazzle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb daz·zled, daz·zling, daz·zles

verb, transitive

To dim the vision of, especially to blind with intense light.
To amaze, overwhelm, or bewilder with spectacular display: a figure skater who dazzled the audience with virtuosic jumps.

verb, intransitive

To become blinded.
To inspire admiration or wonder.

noun

The act of dazzling or the state of being dazzled.

Origin:

Origin: Frequentative of daze

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Related Forms:

dazˈzler noun

dazˈzling·ly adverb

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