bedazzle

1. Literally, to blind; to be overwhelming to the eyes. I stepped on stage and was immediately bedazzled by all the lights—I couldn't see the audience at all. Once the photographers starting taking pictures, we were bedazzled by all the flashbulbs. Can you pass me my sunglasses? The sunlight is just bedazzling right now.

2. By extension, to impress or intrigue someone so much that they cannot see any flaws. He is so bedazzled by his girlfriend that he doesn't see how controlling she is. They've only been dating for, like, five minutes, but somehow April is already bedazzled. I think he's pretty shady myself. He's an actor, so all the girls in town are positively bedazzled by him right now.

3. slang To embellish something with sparkly decorations like glitter, gems, and crystals. I think the girls will like these boring white sneakers once I bedazzle them. A: "Whoa, your phone case is practically blinding me." B: "I bedazzled it last night! Doesn't it look great?" I bedazzled a jacket for my daughter, and she absolutely loves it. She's always been quite a girly-girl.

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