embroider
verb
[ ɪmˈbrɔɪdə ]
• decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
• "she embroidered a tablecloth"
• add fictitious or exaggerated details to (an account) to make it more interesting.
• "she embroidered her stories with colourful detail"
Similar:
elaborate,
embellish,
colour,
enlarge on,
exaggerate,
catastrophize,
add detail to,
go into detail about,
flesh out,
add flesh to,
touch up,
dress up,
gild,
ginger up,
jazz up,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enbrouder, from en- ‘in, on’ + Old French brouder, broisder ‘decorate with embroidery’, of Germanic origin.
