dazzle

Definition

To confuse or overpower the sight of (someone or something, such as a sensor) by means of excessive brightness.

Etymology

From daze + -le, a frequentative form.

Example Sentences

• "Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street."
• "Antidrone lasers can burn or dazzle a drone's sensors."
• "Those heavenly shapes / Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze / Insufferably bright."