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Emboss

/ɪmˈbɒs/

To mark or decorate with a raised design or symbol.

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📖 Definitions of "Emboss"

verb

1
To mark or decorate with a raised design or symbol.
"The papers weren't official until the seal had been embossed on them."
2
To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, etc.

🔄 Synonyms of "Emboss"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
stampnoun	A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
bossnoun	A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Emboss"

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Word	Definition
bossnoun	A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
stampnoun	A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
imbossverb	Archaic form of emboss. [To cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.]
bellynoun	The abdomen (especially a fat one).
bombastnoun	(figurative) High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.
enstampverb	(archaic, transitive) To stamp or mark; to impress deeply.
emburseverb	Obsolete spelling of imburse. [(transitive, obsolete) To put into a purse; to save, to store up.]
bunchnoun	A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
emblazonverb	(transitive) To adorn with prominent markings.
bulk outverb	(intransitive) To become thicker, fatter or more bulky.
intumesceverb	To swell or enlarge (abnormally)
tumefyverb	(intransitive) To swell; to rise into a tumour.
emblazenoun	(transitive) To kindle; set ablaze.
sizenoun	The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.
embellishverb	To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
emblossomverb	(transitive, poetic) To cover with blossoms.
instampverb	Alternative form of enstamp. [(archaic, transitive) To stamp or mark; to impress deeply.]
embraveverb	(obsolete) To inspire with bravery.
steep	Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
embosomverb	(transitive) To enclose, surround, or protect.