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be·daz·zle

(bĭ-dăz′əl)

tr.v. be·daz·zled, be·daz·zling, be·daz·zles

1. To dazzle so completely as to make blind.

2. To please irresistibly; enchant.

be·daz′zle·ment n.

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bedazzle

(bɪˈdæzəl)

(tr) to dazzle or confuse, as with brilliance

beˈdazzlement n

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be•daz•zle

(bɪˈdæz əl)

v.t. -zled, -zling.

1. to impress forcefully, esp. so as to make oblivious to faults or shortcomings.

2. to dazzle so as to blind or confuse.

[1590–1600]

be•daz′zle•ment, n.

bedazzle

Past participle: bedazzled
Gerund: bedazzling

Imperative
bedazzle
bedazzle

Present
I bedazzle
you bedazzle
he/she/it bedazzles
we bedazzle
you bedazzle
they bedazzle

Preterite
I bedazzled
you bedazzled
he/she/it bedazzled
we bedazzled
you bedazzled
they bedazzled

Present Continuous
I am bedazzling
you are bedazzling
he/she/it is bedazzling
we are bedazzling
you are bedazzling
they are bedazzling

Present Perfect
I have bedazzled
you have bedazzled
he/she/it has bedazzled
we have bedazzled
you have bedazzled
they have bedazzled

Past Continuous
I was bedazzling
you were bedazzling
he/she/it was bedazzling
we were bedazzling
you were bedazzling
they were bedazzling

Past Perfect
I had bedazzled
you had bedazzled
he/she/it had bedazzled
we had bedazzled
you had bedazzled
they had bedazzled

Future
I will bedazzle
you will bedazzle
he/she/it will bedazzle
we will bedazzle
you will bedazzle
they will bedazzle

Future Perfect
I will have bedazzled
you will have bedazzled
he/she/it will have bedazzled
we will have bedazzled
you will have bedazzled
they will have bedazzled

Future Continuous
I will be bedazzling
you will be bedazzling
he/she/it will be bedazzling
we will be bedazzling
you will be bedazzling
they will be bedazzling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bedazzling
you have been bedazzling
he/she/it has been bedazzling
we have been bedazzling
you have been bedazzling
they have been bedazzling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bedazzling
you will have been bedazzling
he/she/it will have been bedazzling
we will have been bedazzling
you will have been bedazzling
they will have been bedazzling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bedazzling
you had been bedazzling
he/she/it had been bedazzling
we had been bedazzling
you had been bedazzling
they had been bedazzling

Conditional
I would bedazzle
you would bedazzle
he/she/it would bedazzle
we would bedazzle
you would bedazzle
they would bedazzle

Past Conditional
I would have bedazzled
you would have bedazzled
he/she/it would have bedazzled
we would have bedazzled
you would have bedazzled
they would have bedazzled

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Verb

bedazzle - to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"

daze, dazzle

blind - render unable to see

bedazzle

verb

To confuse with bright light:

blind, daze, dazzle.

Translations

bedazzle

[bɪˈdæzəl] VT → deslumbrar, encandilar
many people are bedazzled by fame → mucha gente está deslumbrada por la fama

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bedazzle

vt → blenden

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