English → Latin
“blazon” in Latin
explicōto unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; to spread out, stretch out, extend, display, deploy; to disentangle, solve, setōrnōto furnish, equip, outfit, prepare; to adorn, ornament, decorate; to honor, commend, praiseexōrnōto equip, furnish, supply, provide; to adorn, embellishostentōto exhibit, show, present; to show off, make a boastful display of; to offer as an exampledīvulgōto spread among the people, make common, publish, divulgepervulgōto publish (make publicly known)canōto sing, recite, play; to sound, play, blow (a trumpet), especially a military call; to foretell, predict, prophesycantōsynonym of canō (“to sing, recite, play, foretell”); to enchant, or call forth by charms, chantvēnditōto offer for sale (again and again); to try to sell; to betrayiactōto throw, cast, hurl; to scatter, toss; to disturb, disquiet, torment, agitate, shock
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
blazon
insignia gentilicia exprimere or explicare.
Deck, ornare, exornare.
Display, in conspectum dare; ante oculos exponere: ostentare.
Spread abroad, divulgare, pervulgare; buccinatorem esse alicujus rei (to trumpet it): canere, cantare (Vid: Verg., Aen., 4, 190): venditare, jactare (to trumpet forth one’s own praises in matter).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for blazon?
- The usual Latin words for “blazon” are explicō, ōrnō, exōrnō; also ostentō, dīvulgō, pervulgō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.