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valorous

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

class='word-list-header'>Synonyms

absorb assimilate co-opt incorporate integrate

acculturate accustom condition enculturate habituate naturalize

to represent in visible form //George Washington embodied so many of the virtues that Americans hold dear

Synonyms

body epitomize express externalize incarnate incorporate instantiate manifest materialize personalize personify substantiate

Related Words

actualize concretize realize

exemplify illustrate image objectify symbolize typify

emboss

verb (1)

em·boss

im-ˈbäs -ˈbȯs

embossed; embossing; embosses

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb
to raise the surface of into bosses
especially to ornament with raised work
to raise in relief from a surface
adorn, embellish

verb (2)

embossed; embossing; embosses

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
archaic
to drive (a hunted animal) to bay or to exhaustion

Other Words

Verb (1)

embossable im-ˈbä-sə-bəl -ˈbȯ- adjective
embosser im-ˈbä-sər -ˈbȯ- noun
embossment im-ˈbä-smənt -ˈbȯ- noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Verb (1)

adorn array beautify bedeck bedizen blazon caparison deck decorate do do up doll up drape dress embellish emblaze enrich fancify fancy up festoon garnish glitz (up) grace gussy up ornament pretty (up) trim

Antonyms: Verb (1)

blemish deface disfigure mar scar spoil

Examples

Verb (1)

//the simple country church has an aura of serene spirituality that is often missing in more embossed houses of worship

First Known Use

Verb (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English embosen, from Middle French embocer, from en- + boce boss

Verb (2)

Middle English embosen to become exhausted from being hunted, ultimately from Anglo-French bois woods

emboss

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming //the simple country church has an aura of serene spirituality that is often missing in more embossed houses of worship
Synonyms

adorn array beautify bedeck bedizen blazon caparison deck decorate do do up doll up drape dress embellish emblaze enrich fancify fancy up festoon garnish glitz (up) grace gussy up ornament pretty (up) trim
Related Words

accessorize dress up trap trick (out)
brighten freshen smarten spruce (up)
boss chase
braid embroider feather figure filigree fillet flounce frill fringe furbelow garland hang lace ribbon swag wreathe
appliqué gild paint
class='word-list-header'>Synonyms

absorb assimilate co-opt incorporate integrate
Related Words

amalgamate blend combine commingle fuse intermingle merge mingle
acculturate accustom condition enculturate habituate naturalize
to represent in visible form //George Washington embodied so many of the virtues that Americans hold dear
Synonyms

body epitomize express externalize incarnate incorporate instantiate manifest materialize personalize personify substantiate
Related Words

actualize concretize realize
exemplify illustrate image objectify symbolize typify

emboss

verb (1)

em·boss

im-ˈbäs -ˈbȯs

embossed; embossing; embosses

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb
to raise the surface of into bosses
especially to ornament with raised work
to raise in relief from a surface
adorn, embellish

verb (2)

embossed; embossing; embosses

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
archaic
to drive (a hunted animal) to bay or to exhaustion

Other Words

Verb (1)

embossable im-ˈbä-sə-bəl -ˈbȯ- adjective
embosser im-ˈbä-sər -ˈbȯ- noun
embossment im-ˈbä-smənt -ˈbȯ- noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Verb (1)

Antonyms: Verb (1)

blemish deface disfigure mar scar spoil

Examples

Verb (1)

//the simple country church has an aura of serene spirituality that is often missing in more embossed houses of worship

First Known Use

Verb (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English embosen, from Middle French embocer, from en- + boce boss

Verb (2)

Middle English embosen to become exhausted from being hunted, ultimately from Anglo-French bois woods

emboss

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming //the simple country church has an aura of serene spirituality that is often missing in more embossed houses of worship
Synonyms

adorn array beautify bedeck bedizen blazon caparison deck decorate do do up doll up drape dress embellish emblaze enrich fancify fancy up festoon garnish glitz (up) grace gussy up ornament pretty (up) trim
Related Words

accessorize dress up trap trick (out)
brighten freshen smarten spruce (up)
boss chase
braid embroider feather figure filigree fillet flounce frill fringe furbelow garland hang lace ribbon swag wreathe
appliqué gild paint