emboss
verb /ɪmˈbɒs/
/ɪmˈbɑːs/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they emboss | /ɪmˈbɒs/ /ɪmˈbɑːs/ |
| he / she / it embosses | /ɪmˈbɒsɪz/ /ɪmˈbɑːsɪz/ |
| past simple embossed | /ɪmˈbɒst/ /ɪmˈbɑːst/ |
| past participle embossed | /ɪmˈbɒst/ /ɪmˈbɑːst/ |
| -ing form embossing | /ɪmˈbɒsɪŋ/ /ɪmˈbɑːsɪŋ/ |
- to put a raised design or piece of writing on paper, leather, etc.
- A (is) embossed with B stationery embossed with the hotel’s name
- B (is) embossed on A The hotel's name was embossed on the stationery.
Word Originlate Middle English: from the Old French base of obsolete French embosser, from em- ‘into’ + boce ‘protuberance’.