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Adorn vs Emblazons - What's the difference?

adorn | emblazons |

As verbs the difference between adorn and emblazons

is that adorn is to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate while emblazons is third-person singular of emblazon.

As a noun adorn

is adornment.

adorn

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
  • a man adorned with noble statuary and columns
    a character adorned with every Christian grace
    a gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters
  • * Bible, Isa. lxi. 10
  • as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels
  • * Goldsmith
  • At church, with meek and unaffected grace, / His looks adorned the venerable place.

    Synonyms

    * beautify * bedeck * decorate * deck * grace * ornament * prettify * See also

    Noun

  • (obsolete) adornment
  • (Spenser)

    Anagrams

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    emblazons

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (emblazon)

  • emblazon

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To adorn with prominent markings.
  • To inscribe upon.
  • The benefactor's image is emblazoned on our memory.
  • (heraldry) To draw (a coat of arms).
  • To celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit.
  • Derived terms

    * emblazoner * emblazonment