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English verb: embroider | |||
| 1. | embroider (creation) decorate with needlework | ||
| Examples | They embroider the cape | ||
| Synonyms | broider | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | faggot, fagot, purl, purl | ||
| Entail | run up, sew, sew together, stitch | ||
| 2. | embroider (communication) add details to | ||
| Examples | They won't embroider the story | ||
| Synonyms | aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, lard, pad | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | glorify | ||
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