The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. i.
   1. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite
      admiration by brilliancy.
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            Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design. --Pope.
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   2. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of
      brightness.
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            An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle.  --Bacon.
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            I dare not trust these eyes;
            They dance in mists, and dazzle with surprise.
                                                  --Dryden.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dazzle \Daz"zle\, n.
   A light of dazzling brilliancy.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazzled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Dazzling.] [Freq. of daze.]
   1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by
      brilliance of light.
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            Those heavenly shapes
            Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze
            Insufferably bright.                  --Milton.
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            An unreflected light did never yet
            Dazzle the vision feminine.           --Sir H.
                                                  Taylor.
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   2. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any
      kind. "Dazzled and drove back his enemies." --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dazzle
    n 1: brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
    v 1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from
         intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
         [syn: dazzle, bedazzle, daze]
    2: amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or
       skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled
       the audience with his turns and jumps"