verb
blazon
BLAY-zun/ˈbleɪzn/
To display or proclaim something conspicuously.
The man blazons the trophy emblem on an enormous banner above the onlookers.
Etymology
Blason supplies the heraldic connection: blazon could mean depicting armorial bearings. Its descriptive and boastful uses probably derive from or were influenced by blaze meaning “make public,” helping explain the proclaiming sense.
In context
Now she was resolved to blazon forth her engagement before all the world.
More examples
- The newspaper blazoned the victory across its front page.
- They blazon their achievements on enormous banners.
- The firm is blazoning its new name throughout the city.
Forms
blazon · blazons · blazoned · blazoning
Similar words
- proclaim
- Announces publicly without necessarily a conspicuous visual display.
- emblazon
- Especially means decorating a surface prominently with a design.