Brandish means "display," but with the connotation of displaying as for its use, so it's most frequently accompanied by the word "weapon." Coptalk: "The alleged perpetrator branished a weapon." A secondary connotation is to show off, so a humorous construction might include, "The CEO brandished his Rolex and said it was time for lunch."
The shared element is something like, "produced from concealment and waved about" so one wouldn't "brandish" a new car or a debutante daughter.
The robber began to brandish his weapon, demanding that everyone hand over their valuables.
"Brandish" means to wave or flourish something, typically a weapon, menacingly or vigorously. An example sentence could be: The knight brandished his sword before charging into battle.
He brandished his sword menacingly to ward off the intruders.
The 5th word in "What is the 5th word in this sentence" is "the".
The word "be" is the fourth word in this sentence.
A declarative sentence.
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"He brandished his sword menacingly" That's the only context that I can recall having ever heard the word.
Wield?
"Brandish" means to wave or flourish something, typically a weapon, menacingly or vigorously. An example sentence could be: The knight brandished his sword before charging into battle.
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He brandished his sword menacingly to ward off the intruders.
No; Greek for "to brandish (a spear)."
Joseph Brandish has written: 'Observations on the use of caustic alkali, in scrofula, and other chronic diseases' -- subject(s): Scrofula, Alkalies
The official definition of the word brandished is "wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement."
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Brandish was developed by Nihom Falcon, and was released to the public initially in in 1994 in Japan, followed by a North America release in 1995. This game was one of the first attempts at an overhead RPG.