Embroider — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

decorate with needlework

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Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbɹˈɔɪdɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɒpaʊts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɒpaʊts/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛmbɹˈɔɪdɚɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blow up dramatise broider aggrandise aggrandize embellish lard pad dramatize

Word Forms

embroiderer	noun	someone who ornaments with needlework
embroidery	noun	decorative needlework
embellishment	noun	elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
aggrandizement	noun	the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
aggrandisement	noun	the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
drama	noun	an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sticken

mit Handarbeiten dekorieren

🇫🇷French

broder

décorer avec des travaux d'aiguille

🇪🇸Spanish

bordar

decorar con costura

🇮🇹Italian

ricamare

decorare con il ricamo

🇳🇱Dutch

borduren

versieren met handwerk

🇵🇹Portuguese

bordar

decorar com bordado

🇷🇺Russian

вышивать

украсить рукоделием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कढ़ाई

सुई के काम से सजाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

সূচিকর্ম

সুইওয়ার্ক দিয়ে সাজান

🇮🇳Tamil

எம்பிராய்டரி

ஊசி வேலைகளால் அலங்கரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎంబ్రాయిడరీ

సూది పనితో అలంకరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

भरतकाम

सुईकाम सह सजवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભરતકામ

સોયકામ સાથે શણગારે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಸೂತಿ

ಸೂಜಿ ಕೆಲಸದಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എംബ്രോയ്ഡർ

സൂചി വർക്ക് ഉപയോഗിച്ച് അലങ്കരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਢਾਈ

ਸੂਈ ਦੇ ਕੰਮ ਨਾਲ ਸਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

کڑھائی

سوئی کے کام سے سجاو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绣

用针线装饰

🇯🇵Japanese

刺繍する

針仕事で飾る

🇰🇷Korean

수놓다

바느질로 장식하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thêu

trang trí bằng đường may vá

🇹🇭Thai

ปัก

ตกแต่งด้วยงานเย็บปักถักร้อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyulam

hiasi dengan menjahit

🇵🇭Filipino

magburda

palamutihan ng karayom

🇲🇾Malay

menyulam

hias dengan jahitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طرز

تزيين بالتطريز

🇮🇷Persian

گلدوزی کردن

با سوزن دوزی تزئین کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

oyalamak

iğne işi ile süslemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִרְקוֹם

לקשט בעבודות רקמה

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The primary meaning of 'embroider' is 'decorate with needlework'.

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Using 'embroider' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'embroider' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'embroider' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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