Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Dazzle

Dazzle , transitive verb

[Freq. of daze.]

1.
To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light.
Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze Insufferably bright. — Milton
An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision feminine. — Sir H. Taylor
2.
To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind.
Dazzled and drove back his enemies. — Shakespeare

Dazzle , intransitive verb

1.
To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy.
Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design. — Pope
2.
To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle. — Bacon
I dare not trust these eyes; They dance in mists, and dazzle with surprise. — Dryden

Dazzle , noun

A light of dazzling brilliancy.