emboss

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.
2. verb To make (a design on a coin, an ornament on an object, etc.) stand out from a surface.
3. verb To represent (a subject) on an object in relief; also, of a design or subject: to stand out on (an object) in relief.
4. verb To decorate or mark (something) with a design or symbol in relief.

   The papers weren’t official until the seal had been embossed on them.

5. verb To decorate (something) with bosses (“ornamental convex protuberances”); to boss; hence, to decorate (something) richly.
6. verb To cause (something) to be prominent or stand out. To make (speech, etc.) unduly bombastic or grand.
7. verb To cause (something) to be prominent or stand out.
8. verb To make (speech, etc.) unduly bombastic or grand.

Similar words

boss stamp imboss belly bombast enstamp emburse bunch emblazon bulk out

Often followed by

the effect filter style a layer and with dialog

Word family

embossable embossed embosser embossers embosses embossing embossment embossments