Embossed meaning : To mark or decorate with a raised design or symbol. To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, etc. 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. With raised letters or images on the surface.