- 1[transitive, intransitive] dazzle (somebody) if a strong light dazzles you, it is so bright that you cannot see for a short time synonym blind He was momentarily dazzled by the strong sunlight.
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- 2[transitive] dazzle somebody to impress someone a lot with your beauty, skill, etc. He was dazzled by the warmth of her smile.
dazzle
verbNAmE//ˈdæzl//
[often passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dazzle he / she / it dazzles
past simple dazzled
-ing form dazzling
adjective a dazzling display of Japanese dance
adverb She was dazzlingly beautiful.See dazzle in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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