Bedazzle
/bɪˈdæz.əl/noun
To impress strongly or make something glitter with bright reflections.
Did you know?The core of bedazzle is related to Old English *dæze* / *dæsian*, meaning to daze or stun, so the word originally carried the sense of being mentally blinded before it ever meant glitter.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dhegʷ-
“to burn, shine”
Old English
OE
dæze / dæsian
“to daze, stupefy, confuse”
Middle English
ME
dase
“to stun, bewilder”
16th Century
English
be-dasele / bedazzle
“to dazzle, blind with light or splendor”
Modern English
English
bedazzle
“to impress or decorate with glittering brightness”