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/ɪmˈbɒs/Definitions
To mark or decorate with a raised design or symbol.
Example: The papers weren't official until the seal had been embossed on them.
To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, etc.
/ɪmˈbɒs/Definitions
Of a hunted animal: to take shelter in a wood or forest.
To drive (an animal) to extremity; to exhaust, to make foam at the mouth.
To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to enclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood.
To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.