I. im-ˈbäs, -ˈbȯs transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English embosen to become exhausted from being hunted, ultimately from Anglo-French bois woods
Date: 14th century
archaic : to drive (as a hunted animal) to bay or to exhaustion
II. transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English embosen, from Middle French embocer, from en- + boce boss
Date: 15th century
1. : to raise the surface of into bosses ; especially : to ornament with raised work
2. : to raise in relief from a surface
3. : adorn , embellish
• em·boss·able -ˈbä-sə-bəl, -ˈbȯ- adjective
• em·boss·er -sər noun
• em·boss·ment -mənt noun