Definition of embosses:
(v) :
To make (a design on a coin, an ornament on an object, etc.) stand out from a surface.
(v) :
To represent (a subject) on an object in relief; also, of a design or subject: to stand out on (an object) in relief.
(v) :
To decorate or mark (something) with a design or symbol in relief.
(v) :
To decorate (something) with bosses (“ornamental convex protuberances”); to boss; hence, to decorate (something) richly.
(v) :
(figurative) To cause (something) to be prominent or stand out.
(v) :
To cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.