Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

            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.'' --Shak.

Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. i.
   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 \Daz"zle\, n.
   A light of dazzling brilliancy.

Source : WordNet®

dazzle
     n : 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: {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"