Emboss — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

raise in a relief

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbˈɔs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɪvəlɪŋli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɪvəlɪŋli/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛmbˈɔs/.

Examples

embossed stationery

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

boss stamp

Parts of Speech

verb	raise in a relief “embossed stationery”

Word Forms

embossment	noun	sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
boss	noun	a circular rounded projection or protuberance
stamp	noun	a block or die used to imprint a mark or design

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

prägen

in einer Erleichterung erheben

🇫🇷French

gaufrer

lever en signe de soulagement

🇪🇸Spanish

realzar

levantar en un alivio

🇮🇹Italian

rilievo

rilanciare in rilievo

🇳🇱Dutch

reliëf

opluchting omhoog

🇵🇹Portuguese

gravar em relevo

levantar em um alívio

🇷🇺Russian

тиснять

поднять с облегчением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उभारदार नक्क़ाशी करना

राहत में वृद्धि

🇧🇩Bengali

এমবস

একটি ত্রাণ মধ্যে বাড়াতে

🇮🇳Tamil

புடைப்பு

நிவாரணமாக உயர்த்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎంబోస్

ఒక ఉపశమనం పెంచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

एम्बॉस

आरामात वाढवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

એમ્બોસ

રાહતમાં વધારો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಬ್ಬು

ಪರಿಹಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എംബോസ്

ഒരു ആശ്വാസത്തിൽ ഉയർത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਮਬੌਸ

ਇੱਕ ਰਾਹਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਠਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایمبس

ایک ریلیف میں اضافہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浮雕

松一口气

🇯🇵Japanese

エンボス

安心して声を上げる

🇰🇷Korean

엠보싱

안도감을 키우다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chạm nổi

nâng cao trong sự nhẹ nhõm

🇹🇭Thai

นูน

เพิ่มความโล่งใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menatah

angkat dengan lega

🇲🇾Malay

timbul

naikkan dengan lega

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زخرف

رفع في الإغاثة

🇮🇷Persian

برجسته کردن

بالا بردن در یک تسکین

🇹🇷Turkish

kabartma

rahatlayarak yükseltmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הבלטה

להעלות בהקלה

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