emboss

ɪmˈbɔs

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Definition of emboss - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

carve or mold

Rare

carve or stamp a design that stands out in relief

Rare

The artist embossed the clay with his unique signature..

engrave

art

Rare

create a raised design on a surface

Rare

She embossed her initials on the leather cover.

carve

engrave

etch

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Origin of emboss

Old French, embocer (to put in the mouth)

Terms with emboss included in their meaning

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antique

bookbinding

emboss without gilding in bookbinding

corporate seal

embossing device

device used to emboss the official mark of a corporation

Examples of emboss in a sentence

The company logo was embossed on the stationery.
The artist embossed a floral pattern on the metal sheet.
They decided to emboss the company logo on the invitations.

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French:embosser, ...
German:prägen, einprägen, ...
Italian:imprimere, embossare, ...
Spanish:grabar, realzar, ...
Portuguese:gravar em relevo, imprimir em relevo, ...
Chinese:压印, 压花, ...
Japanese:浮き彫りにする, エンボスする, ...
Arabic:بَرَّزَ, نَقَشَ, ...
Hebrew:עִצֵּב, לְהַטְבִּיעַ, ...
Russian:выбивать, вытиснить, ...
Ukrainian:тиснути, ...
Hindi:उकेरना, मूर्तिकला करना, ...
Bengali:উঁচু করে খোদাই করা, খোদাই করা, ...
Catalan:gravar, gravar en relleu, ...
Czech:embosovat, reliéfně vytlačit, ...
Danish:præge, embossere, ...
Dutch:kerven, verhogen, ...
Greek:σκαλίζω ανάγλυφο, χαράζω ανάγλυφα, ...
Hungarian:dombornyomni, prégelni, ...
Khmer:ផុសលំនាំ, ផ្ដិតលំនាំលៀន, ...
Korean:양각으로 새기다, 엠보싱하다, ...
Persian:حک کرد, نقش برجسته ایجاد کرد, ...
Polish:tłoczyć, wytłaczać, ...
Portuguese (BR):estampar, embossar, ...
Romanian:a embosa, a grava în relief, ...
Swedish:prägla, embossera, ...
Thai:ประทับลวดลาย, ปั๊ม, ...
Turkish:kabartmak, kabartma yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:dập nổi, in nổi, ...

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