emblazoning

Decorating with symbols

Emblazoning is decorating conspicuously, especially with heraldic designs or bold imagery.

A coat of arms might be emblazoned on a shield, a logo emblazoned across a jersey.

The word suggests prominent, eye-catching display: The company's name was emblazoned on the building in neon.

Figuratively, something emblazoned on your memory is vividly imprinted there.

decorating

adorning

Adding visual enhancement

crests · coats of arms · insignia · heraldry · gilding · engraving · illuminating · bejeweling · bedecking · painting

proclaiming

announcing

Publicly stating information

declaring · displaying · showcasing · featuring · trumpeting · heralding · signaling · revealing · unveiling · presenting

Opposites
visibility/display

emblazoningconcealing

Keeping something secret

hiding · obscuring · masking · veiling · shrouding

ornamentation/decoration

emblazoningstripping

Removing outer layers

erasing · defacing · removing · effacing · blanking

communication/proclamation

emblazoningsilencing

Stopping noise or dissent

suppressing · censoring · muffling · withholding · hushing

Family

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