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EMBROIDER
embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise
(verb) add details to
embroider, broider
(verb) decorate with needlework
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
embroider (third-person singular simple present embroiders, present participle embroidering, simple past and past participle embroidered)
To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
(figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.
Source: Wiktionary
Em*broid"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embroidered; p. pr. & vb. n. Embroidering.] Etym: [OE. embrouden. See Broider.]
Definition: To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf. Thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen. Ex. xxviii. 39.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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