<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to decorate with ornamental needlework.</li><li>to produce or form in needlework.</li><li>to adorn or embellish rhetorically, especially with ornate language or fictitious details: He embroidered the account of the shipwreck to hold his listeners' interest.</li><li>Synonyms: fancify, color, exaggerate, elaborate</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to do embroidery.</li><li>to add embellishments; exaggerate (often followed by on or upon).</li></ul>