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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEDAZ'ZLE, v.t. [be and dazzle.] To confound the sight by too strong a light; to make dim by luster.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" [syn: dazzle, bedazzle, daze]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb Date: 1596 1. to confuse by a strong light ; dazzle 2. to impress forcefully ; enchant • bedazzlement noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 dazzle. 2 confuse (a person). Derivatives: bedazzlement n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bedazzle Be*daz"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedazzled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Bedazzling (?).] To dazzle or make dim by a strong light. ``Bedazzled with the sun.'' --Shak.

Moby Thesaurus

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