emboss vs imprint

emboss is not a noun while imprint is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
emboss	No	No	Yes	No
imprint	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, imprint is a hypernym of emboss; that is, imprint is a word with a broader meaning than emboss:

Other hypernyms of emboss include impress.

emboss (noun)	imprint (noun)
	a device produced by pressure on a surface
	a distinctive influence
	an impression produced by pressure or printing
	an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page
	a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

emboss (verb)	imprint (verb)
raise in a relief	mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
	establish or impress firmly in the mind