1. to decorate cloth with needlework designs using colored threads
2. to add fictional or exaggerated details to a story or account

Examples

• She learned to embroider flowers on pillowcases.
• The tablecloth was embroidered with intricate patterns.
• My grandmother embroidered my initials on the handkerchief.
• He tends to embroider his stories to make them more interesting.
• The witness embroidered the facts to make her testimony more dramatic.
• She embroidered delicate roses along the hem of the dress.
• Don’t embroider the truth when telling your parents what happened.