Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dazzle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazzled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Dazzling}.] [Freq. of daze.]
1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by
brilliance of light.
Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly,
with their blaze Insufferably bright. --Milton.
An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision
feminine. --Sir H.
Taylor.
2. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any
kind. ``Dazzled and drove back his enemies.'' --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dazzle \Daz"zle\, 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 confused by excess of
brightness.
An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle. --Bacon.
I dare not trust these eyes; They dance in mists,
and dazzle with surprise. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dazzle \Daz"zle\, n.
A light of dazzling brilliancy.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dazzle
n : brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
v 1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, esp. from intense
light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights" [syn:
{bedazzle}, {daze}]
2: amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or
skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer
dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"
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