- 1[transitive, intransitive] to decorate cloth with a pattern of stitches, usually using colored thread embroider A on B She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers. embroider B with A She embroidered the cushion cover with flowers. embroider (something) an embroidered blouse She sat in the window, embroidering.
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- 2[transitive] embroider something to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true synonym embellish He is inclined to embroider the facts.
embroider
verbNAmE//ɪmˈbrɔɪdər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they embroider he / she / it embroiders
past simple embroidered
-ing form embroidering
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