embroider synonyms

embroider

v.

  1. To adorn with needlework

    stitch, knit, quilt, braid, weave, pattern, ornament, embellish, enrich, garnish, deck, bedeck, decorate, work, gild, pattern; see also decorate.

  2. To exaggerate

    embellish, falsify, enlarge; see exaggerate.

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