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To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work.

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  1. v. t. To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work.
  2. v. t. To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head on a coin, or the like.
  3. v. t. To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal.
  4. v. t. To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood.
  5. v. t. To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.
  6. v. i. To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods.
  7. v. raise in a relief
  8. v:100 v. raise in a relief