Sekirov Dictionary

emboss

UK /ɪmˈbɒs/US /əmˈbɔs/

verb14

  1. To make (a design on a coin, an ornament on an object, etc.) stand out from a surface.
  2. To represent (a subject) on an object in relief; also, of a design or subject: to stand out on (an object) in relief.
  3. To decorate or mark (something) with a design or symbol in relief.
  4. To decorate (something) with bosses (“ornamental convex protuberances”); to boss; hence, to decorate (something) richly.
  5. To cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.
  6. (figurative) To cause (something) to be prominent or stand out.
  7. (no longer used) To cause (an animal's body, a person's mouth, etc.) to be covered with foam.
  8. (no longer used) Of a person: to foam at the mouth; also (figurative), to be furious, to rage.
  9. (no longer used) To drive (a hunted animal) to exhaustion by chasing it; to exhaust; hence, to make (a hunted animal) foam at the mouth due to exhaustion from being chased.
  10. (no longer used) To cause (someone, their heart or soul, etc.) to become extremely fatigued; to exhaust.
  11. (figurative, no longer used) To make (speech, etc.) unduly bombastic or grand.
  12. (no longer used) To enclose or suit (a person) in armour.
  13. (figurative, no longer used) To enclose or surround (someone or something).
  14. (no longer used) Of a hunted animal: to take shelter in a forest or wood.

noun1

  1. (no longer used, rare) Synonym of boss (“a knob or projection”).
forms

embossed · embost · embossing · embosses

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