Dazzle Meaning
/ˈdæzəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.
verbTo render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
Sentence Examples
Where did you dazzle them?
Dazzle your eyes on this!
The bright headlights of the oncoming car dazzle the driver.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bright lights ____ the audience, making them cover their eyes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Where did you ____ them?
Word Origin & History
From daze + -le, a frequentative form.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Those heavenly shapes / Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze / Insufferably bright."
— 1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
"An unreflected light did never yet / Dazzle the vision feminine."
— 1834, Henry Taylor, Philip van Artevelde, volume 1, page 45:
"For we see, that an over-light maketh the Eyes dazel, insomuch as perpetual looking against the Sun, would cause blindness."
— 1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: or, A Natural History in Ten Centuries:
"[…] I dare not trust these Eyes; / They Dance in Mists, and dazle with surprize."
— 1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy:
"Zebras move in herds which are known as "dazzles." When a lion approaches a dazzle of zebras during its hunt, […]"
— 2009, Darren Paul Shearer, In You God Trusts, page 176:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bright lights ____ the audience, making them cover their eyes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Where did you ____ them?