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emboss
em·boss E0104900 (ĕm-bôs′, -bŏs′)tr.v. em·bossed, em·boss·ing, em·boss·es 1. To mold or carve in relief: emboss a design on a coin.2. To decorate with or as if with a raised design: emboss leather.3. To adorn; decorate.4. To cover with many protuberances; stud: "The whole buoy was embossed with barnacles" (Herman Melville). [Middle English embosen, from Old French embocer : en-, in; see en-1 + boce, knob.] em·boss′er n.emboss (ɪmˈbɒs) vb1. (Art Terms) to mould or carve (a decoration or design) on (a surface) so that it is raised above the surface in low relief2. to cause to bulge; make protrude[C14: from Old French embocer, from em- + boce boss2] emˈbosser n emˈbossment nem•boss (ɛmˈbɔs, -ˈbɒs) v.t. 1. to raise (designs) from a surface; represent in relief. 2. to decorate (a surface) with raised ornament. 3. to raise a design on (a blank) with dies of similar pattern, one the negative of the other. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French embocer=em- em-1 + -bocer, derivative of boce boss2] em•boss′a•ble, adj. em•boss′er, n. em•boss′ment, n. emboss Past participle: embossed Gerund: embossing
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I emboss | you emboss | he/she/it embosses | we emboss | you emboss | they emboss |
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I embossed | you embossed | he/she/it embossed | we embossed | you embossed | they embossed |
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I am embossing | you are embossing | he/she/it is embossing | we are embossing | you are embossing | they are embossing |
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I have embossed | you have embossed | he/she/it has embossed | we have embossed | you have embossed | they have embossed |
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I was embossing | you were embossing | he/she/it was embossing | we were embossing | you were embossing | they were embossing |
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I had embossed | you had embossed | he/she/it had embossed | we had embossed | you had embossed | they had embossed |
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I will emboss | you will emboss | he/she/it will emboss | we will emboss | you will emboss | they will emboss |
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I will have embossed | you will have embossed | he/she/it will have embossed | we will have embossed | you will have embossed | they will have embossed |
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I will be embossing | you will be embossing | he/she/it will be embossing | we will be embossing | you will be embossing | they will be embossing |
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I have been embossing | you have been embossing | he/she/it has been embossing | we have been embossing | you have been embossing | they have been embossing |
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I will have been embossing | you will have been embossing | he/she/it will have been embossing | we will have been embossing | you will have been embossing | they will have been embossing |
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I had been embossing | you had been embossing | he/she/it had been embossing | we had been embossing | you had been embossing | they had been embossing |
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I would emboss | you would emboss | he/she/it would emboss | we would emboss | you would emboss | they would emboss |
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I would have embossed | you would have embossed | he/she/it would have embossed | we would have embossed | you would have embossed | they would have embossed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | emboss - raise in a relief; "embossed stationery"boss, stampblock - stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover"imprint, impress - mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" | TranslationsEmboss
EmbossTo raise or indent a pattern on the surface of a material; sometimes produced by the use of patterned rollers.embossTo raise or indent a pattern on the surface of a material; sometimes produced by the use of patterned rollers.EMBOSS
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EMBOSS➣European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite (bioinformatics software for analysis of protein and DNA sequences) |
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Synonyms for embossverb raise in a reliefSynonymsRelated Words |