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to dazzle

to dazzle

63 4.1
To amaze people with great skill, beauty, or clever ideas
  • verb
  • /ˈdæzl/
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  • The magician's incredible tricks managed to dazzle the entire audience.
  • dazzle an audience
  • dazzle viewers
  • dazzle the world

She he melted her heart, he dazzled her, but she was not blinded.

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Examples

  • He dazzled me.

  • Over the course of the novel, Rushdie dazzles us with multiple versions of reality.

  • I need to dazzle her.

  • We dazzle him with ice work.

  • If you want to put in an extraordinary performance, if you want to absolutely dazzle people, then you have to do something amazing.

  • You fellas really dazzle me.

  • Dazzle her with your transcendent words.

  • Rick was a brilliant designer who could dazzle a prospective buyer with his enthusiasm.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • From sunup till sundown, I did everything I could think of to dazzle and delight her.

  • I've got a very nice fancy light bulb here and I'm going to dazzle the guys over there.

Synonyms

to impress
vsto dazzle
457 2.8

To make someone admire you or accept an idea

indicates a higher, more amazing level from exceptional skill or beauty
to amaze
vsto dazzle
294 1.0

To surprise someone very much

creates admiration through exceptional skill or clever beauty instead of surprise
to blow your mind
vsto dazzle
  • Informal
50 6.2

To surprise someone a lot and make them feel excited

aims to impress by remarkable skill or beauty rather than pure shock
to mesmerize
vsto dazzle
  • US
39 6.4

To hold someone's full attention as if by magic

seeks to amaze by talent or brilliance rather than only capturing attention
to take one's breath away
vsto dazzle
  • Informal
33 4.1

Make someone feel very surprised and unable to speak

produces admiration by striking skill or beauty rather than only causing silence
to astonish
vsto dazzle
13 3.5

To surprise someone very much

expresses admiration that comes from skill or brilliance rather than shock
to impress someone
vsto dazzle
3 2.6

To make someone admire or respect you

signals deeper astonishment driven by remarkable talent or beauty
to bedazzle
vsto dazzle
2 5.7

Make someone feel amazed by bright, exciting things

focuses on skillful or brilliant quality rather than surface shine
to razzle
vsto dazzle
  • Informal
1 8.8

To do something showy to impress or excite people

relies on real talent or beauty rather than mere showiness
to blow the pants off
vsto dazzle
  • Informal
8.8

To make someone very impressed or be much better than something

focuses on exceptional skill or beauty, not merely outdoing others

Antonyms

492 1.0

Fail to do what someone hoped for

15 1.4

To make someone feel tired or not interested by being dull when you speak

Compounds

razzle-dazzle
  • Informal
4 8.5

A flashy, exciting move used to impress or confuse people

How Impressive

to overwhelm
164 4.4
to dazzle
63 4.1
to amaze
294 1.0
to impress
457 2.8
to interest
206 1.0

Surface Forms

dazzle infinitive
dazzled past
dazzled past participle
dazzling present participle
dazzles third person singular

Morphology

dazzle = daze (semi-transparent) = daze + le

The word is historically tied to 'daze' plus -le, but the modern sense 'impress greatly' is a figurative extension rather than a fully literal compositional meaning.

Etymology

Dazzle originally came from an old verb meaning 'to blind' and is like the common word daze. So when you dazzle someone with skill or beauty, you are like 'blinding' them with amazement, which is why it means to greatly impress or amaze.