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embroider
[ em-broi-der ]
verb (used with object)
- to decorate with ornamental needlework.
- to produce or form in needlework.
- to adorn or embellish rhetorically, especially with ornate language or fictitious details:
He embroidered the account of the shipwreck to hold his listeners' interest.
Synonyms: fancify, color, exaggerate, elaborate
verb (used without object)
- to do embroidery.
- to add embellishments; exaggerate (often followed by on or upon ).
embroider
/ ɪmˈbrɔɪdə /
verb
- to do decorative needlework (upon)
- to add fictitious or fanciful detail to (a story)
- to add exaggerated or improbable details to (an account of an event, etc)
Derived Forms
- emˈbroiderer, noun
Other Words From
- em·broider·er noun
- over·em·broider verb (used with object)
- unem·broidered adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of embroider1
Word History and Origins
Origin of embroider1
Example Sentences
He does not feel the need to embroider every note with a facial expression or a flick of the wrist.
It also takes years of training to be able to sew, embroider, bead, and otherwise embellish these clothes.
When Christian tries to speak for himself and says "I love you," Roxane instructs him to "Embroider it."
The women of the interior spin and weave for their household, and they also embroider very beautifully.
The girls used to sit about indoors and embroider—oh, everlastingly!
I am glad that one of my friends was artistic enough to embroider some fine handkerchiefs for me with a beautiful initial.
Madame Rasmussen sat down to embroider some cushions to put in the window, for the chaplain could not bear the slightest draught.
She may do needlework or embroider altar-cloths, but she must not shoot with a pistolet or play with a sword.
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