ə̇mˈbrȯidə(r), em- verb
( embroidered ; embroidered ; embroidering -d(ə)riŋ ; embroiders )
Etymology: Middle English embroden, embroderen, from Middle French embroder, from em- en- (I) + broder to embroider — more at broider
transitive verb
1.
a. : to ornament with needlework
embroidered a sampler
b. : to form with needlework
embroidering tiny flowers on a scarf
2.
a. : embellish , ornament ; especially : to present (as an account) with florid language or fictitious details
b. : exaggerate
embroidered the story of his adventures in the jungle — Rudyard Kipling
intransitive verb
1. : to make embroidery
2. : to provide embellishments or ornamentation (as fictitious details) : elaborate — used with on or upon
he would take a theme and embroider upon it with … drollery — W.S.Maugham
he develops his subject … embroidering on rather than deepening its significance — C.D.Lewis