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    embroider
    /ɪmˈbrɔɪdə/

    verb

    • 1. decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread: "she embroidered a tablecloth" Similar decorateadornornamentembellish
    • 2. add fictitious or exaggerated details to (an account) to make it more interesting: "she embroidered her stories with colourful detail" Similar elaborateembellishcolourenlarge onOpposite simplify

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › embroiderEmbroider Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EMBROIDER is to ornament with needlework. How to use embroider in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEMBROIDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    EMBROIDER definition: 1. to decorate cloth or clothing with patterns or pictures consisting of stitches that are sewn…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › embroiderEMBROIDER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to produce or form in needlework. to adorn or embellish rhetorically, especially with ornate language or fictitious details: He embroidered the account of the shipwreck to hold his listeners' interest. Synonyms: fancify, color, exaggerate, elaborate. verb (used without object) to do embroidery.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEMBROIDER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    EMBROIDER meaning: 1. to decorate cloth or clothing with patterns or pictures consisting of stitches that are sewn…. Learn more.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishembroider verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of embroider verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEMBROIDER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    embroider. (ɪmbrɔɪdəʳ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense embroiders , present participle embroidering , past tense, past participle embroidered. 1. verb. If something such as clothing or cloth is embroidered with a design, the design is stitched into it.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › embroiderEmbroider - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To embroider means to decorate with needlework. Picture your great grandmother's pillowcases or Hester Prynne's famous scarlet letter "A" — both of those objects are probably embroidered.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › -embroiderEMBROIDER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Embroider definition: . See examples of EMBROIDER used in a sentence.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishembroider | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    embroider definition: 1. to decorate cloth by sewing small patterns or pictures onto it 2. to add imaginary details to a…. Learn more.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › embroiderEmbroider - definition of embroider by The Free Dictionary

    v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders. v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. To make by means of needlework: embroider a design on a bedspread. 3. To add embellishments or fanciful details to: embroider the truth. v.intr.