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deboss

American  
[dih-baws, -bos] / dɪˈbɔs, -ˈbɒs /

verb (used with object)

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

    The design on the book's cover is debossed.

Etymology

Origin of deboss

de- + boss 2

Example Sentences

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"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.

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