English → Latin
“emboss” in Latin
caelōto carve; to engrave, emboss or chase; to embroidertegōto cover; to clothe; to conceal, hide, protectobtegōto cover over or up; to veil, hide, conceal; to protectprōtegōto cover; to protect, defendcontegōto conceal, hide or cover up; to protect; to clotheargentumsilver (metal, element); a silver thing
The English word emboss itself goes back to Latin boscus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
emboss
caelare (hammer figures in whole or half relief; argentum): embossed work, opus caelatum.
Inclose in anything (especially armour), tegere: obtegere, protegere: contegere.
Hunt hard, Vid: HUNT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for emboss?
- The usual Latin words for “emboss” are caelō, tegō, obtegō; also prōtegō, contegō, argentum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.