Definition of "bedazzle" [be•daz•zle]

• To dazzle so completely as to make blind. (verb-transitive)
• To please irresistibly; enchant. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Lofty numbers bedazzle authorizers and lure fat checks from foundations and trustees."
• "No doubt you will both treasure your choice of a vintage engagement ring for a long time to come as they ooze character with a wide variety of styles, shapes, stones and carats that will certainly bedazzle, shimmer and shine."
• "We learned how to bedazzle the Bis before the Bedazzler was invented."