embroider

em·broi·der

E0106700 (ĕm-broi′dər)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.1. To make needlework.2. To add embellishments or fanciful details.

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[Middle English embrouderen, partly from embrouden (from brouden, broiden, braided, embroidered, from Old English brogden, past participle of bregdan, to weave; see braid) and partly from Old French embroder (en-, intensive pref.; see en-¹ + broder, brosder, to embroider, of Germanic origin).]

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em·broi′der·er n.

embroider

(ɪmˈbrɔɪdə) vb1. (Knitting & Sewing) to do decorative needlework (upon)2. to add fictitious or fanciful detail to (a story)3. to add exaggerated or improbable details to (an account of an event, etc)[C15: from Old French embroder; see em- en-¹, broider] emˈbroiderer n

em•broi•der

(ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər)

v.t. 1. to decorate with embroidery. 2. to form by or with embroidery. 3. to embellish with ornate language, fictitious details, etc.: He embroidered the account of the shipwreck to hold his listeners' interest. v.i. 4. to do embroidery. 5. to add elaborating details; embellish (often fol. by on or upon). [1350–1400; Middle English embroderen] em•broi′der•er, n.

embroider

Past participle: embroidered
Gerund: embroidering

Imperative
embroider
embroider

Present
I embroider
you embroider
he/she/it embroiders
we embroider
you embroider
they embroider

Preterite
I embroidered
you embroidered
he/she/it embroidered
we embroidered
you embroidered
they embroidered

Present Continuous
I am embroidering
you are embroidering
he/she/it is embroidering
we are embroidering
you are embroidering
they are embroidering

Present Perfect
I have embroidered
you have embroidered
he/she/it has embroidered
we have embroidered
you have embroidered
they have embroidered

Past Continuous
I was embroidering
you were embroidering
he/she/it was embroidering
we were embroidering
you were embroidering
they were embroidering

Past Perfect
I had embroidered
you had embroidered
he/she/it had embroidered
we had embroidered
you had embroidered
they had embroidered

Future
I will embroider
you will embroider
he/she/it will embroider
we will embroider
you will embroider
they will embroider

Future Perfect
I will have embroidered
you will have embroidered
he/she/it will have embroidered
we will have embroidered
you will have embroidered
they will have embroidered

Future Continuous
I will be embroidering
you will be embroidering
he/she/it will be embroidering
we will be embroidering
you will be embroidering
they will be embroidering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been embroidering
you have been embroidering
he/she/it has been embroidering
we have been embroidering
you have been embroidering
they have been embroidering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been embroidering
you will have been embroidering
he/she/it will have been embroidering
we will have been embroidering
you will have been embroidering
they will have been embroidering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been embroidering
you had been embroidering
he/she/it had been embroidering
we had been embroidering
you had been embroidering
they had been embroidering

Conditional
I would embroider
you would embroider
he/she/it would embroider
we would embroider
you would embroider
they would embroider

Past Conditional
I would have embroidered
you would have embroidered
he/she/it would have embroidered
we would have embroidered
you would have embroidered
they would have embroidered

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	embroider - decorate with needlework broiderfaggot, fagot - ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch; "He fagotted the blouse for his wife"purl - embroider with gold or silver threadpurl - edge or border with gold or silver embroideryadorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
	2.	embroider - add details toaggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow upglorify - cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

embroider

verb1. sew, decorate, stitch, ornament I had a pillow with my name embroidered on it.2. elaborate, colour, exaggerate, dress up, varnish, embellish He said he didn't lie, he just embroidered the truth a little.

Translations

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embroider

(imˈbroidə) verb to decorate with designs in needlework. The child embroidered her name on her handkerchief; an embroidered tablecloth. 繡上刺繡 刺绣，（在织物上）绣花 emˈbroidery nounEmbroidery is one of her hobbies; What a beautiful piece of embroidery! 刺繡 绣花，绣花制品

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