deboss

[ dih-baws, -bos ]

verb (used with object)

1. to indent (a figure or design) into a surface:

   The design on the book's cover is debossed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of deboss¹

de- + boss ²

Example Sentences

"You can't pass it on, not in times like this," Kuma's manager Frank DeBoss said of the higher beef prices, which recently rose 10 percent.

From Reuters