Embroider
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours. To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.
Embellish
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort.
Example sentence: But even after the first week, when Hart got out of the presidential race because of the Washington Post's threat to reveal a long-term relationship Hart had apparently been having with a prominent Washington woman, the media continued to embellish my past.