embroider

• Verb, das bezeichnet, Stoff mit Nadel und Faden zu verzieren, oder einer Erzählung erfundene oder übertriebene Einzelheiten hinzuzufügen.

A verb used to indicate the act of decorating fabric with needle and thread, or to add fictitious or exaggerated details to a story.

1. Decorate with needleworkB1formalart

   To decorate fabric or cloth with needle and thread, creating patterns or designs.

   Besticken

   • She learned to embroider flowers on a handkerchief.
   • The dress was beautifully embroidered with gold thread.
   • He spent hours embroidering a pattern on the pillowcase.

   Synonymeadorndecoratesewstitch

2. Exaggerate or embellishB2informal

   To add fictitious or exaggerated details to a story or account.

   Ausschmücken

   • He tends to embroider his stories to make them more interesting.
   • She embroidered the truth about her travels.
   • Don't embroider the facts; just tell me what happened.

   Synonymeaggrandizecolordress upelaborateembellishexaggeratefudgeinflatemagnifyoverstatepadstretch

   Antonymesimplifystrip