emboss

[em-baws, -bos]

verb (used with object)

1. to raise or represent (surface designs) in relief.

2. to decorate (a surface) with raised ornament.

3. Metalworking.,  to raise a design on (a blank) with dies of similar pattern, one the negative of the other.

4. to cause to bulge out; make protuberant.

emboss

/ ɪmˈbɒs /

verb

1. to mould or carve (a decoration or design) on (a surface) so that it is raised above the surface in low relief

2. to cause to bulge; make protrude

Other Word Forms

• embossable adjective
• embosser noun
• embossment noun
• unembossed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emboss¹

1350–1400; Middle English embosen < Middle French embocer, equivalent to em- em- ¹ + boce boss ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of emboss¹

C14: from Old French embocer, from _em- + boce _boss ²

Example Sentences

Her wavy brown hair hangs loose around her face, and she wears a ring embossed with an “E” that her grandmother Elsa gave her when she was young.

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Divers also found white dinner plates stamped with a Royal Navy blue crown emblem, as well as the embossed lettering "Nottingham" on the top of the stern.

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Waving their trademark combination of Korean and US flags, some wore Maga-style baseball caps embossed with the slogan "Make Korea Free Again", an echo of the campaign slogan used by US President Donald Trump.

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Starting Dec. 26, Oreo will release its limited-edition Game Day cookies, featuring the signature chocolate cookie embossed with five football-themed designs.

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On Thursday he was sporting custom thigh pads in his uniform pants that are embossed with music notes.

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Related Words

• adorn 
• decorate 
• etch