Brandish Definition
brăndĭsh
brandished, brandishes, brandishing
verb
brandished, brandishes, brandishing
To wave, shake, or exhibit in a menacing, challenging, or exultant way; flourish.
Webster's New World
To bear something with ostentatious show.
To brandish syllogisms.
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- not show
noun
A menacing, defiant, or excited wave or flourish of something.
American Heritage
The act of brandishing something.
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Origin of Brandish
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Middle English brandissen from Old French brandir brandiss- from brand sword of Germanic origin gwher- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
First attested in 1340, from Old French brandiss-, from brandir (“to flourish a sword”) (see brand).
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