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   Em·broi·der

   /əmˈbroidər/

   

   verb

   • 1. decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread: "she was teaching one of the girls how to embroider" Similar decorateadornornamentembellishsewstitch
   • ▪ produce (a design) on cloth with thread: "I embroidered flowers on my jeans"
   • 2. add fictitious or exaggerated details to (an account) to make it more interesting: "she embroidered her stories with colorful detail" Similar elaborateembellishcolorenlarge onexaggeratecatastrophizeadd detail togo into detail aboutflesh outadd flesh totouch updress upgildginger upinformal:jazz upOpposite simplify

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enbrouder, from en- ‘in, on’ + Old French brouder, broisder ‘decorate with embroidery’, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. embroiderer noun

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