dazzle

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To dim the vision of, especially to blind with intense light.
2. v. To amaze, overwhelm, or bewilder with spectacular display: a figure skater who dazzled the audience with virtuosic jumps.
3. v. To become blinded.
4. v. To inspire admiration or wonder.
5. n. The act of dazzling or the state of being dazzled.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To overpower with light; hinder distinct vision of by intense light; dim, as the sight, by excess of light.
2. Figuratively, to overpower or confound by splendor or brilliancy, or with show or display of any kind.
3. To be stupefied; be mentally confused.
4. To be overpowered by light; become unsteady or waver, as the sight.
5. To be overpoweringly or blindingly bright.
6. Figuratively, to excite admiration by brilliancy or showy qualities which overbear criticism.
7. n. Brightness; splendor; excess of light.
8. n. Meretricious display; brilliancy.

Wiktionary

1. v. To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness.
2. v. To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light.
2. v. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind.
3. v. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy.
4. v. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
5. n. A light of dazzling brilliancy.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
2. v. amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill
3. n. brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily