embracementn.

/ɛmˈbreɪsmənt/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s im-.

Etymology: < embrace v.² + -ment suffix; or < Old French embracement , French embrassement : see embrace v.²

The action of embracing.

a. An enfolding in the arms = embrace n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [noun] > action of embracing

clippingc1230

embracingc1386

halsing1387

collinga1425

amplection1474

embracement1485

culling1490

bracingc1540

clasping1562

embrace1599

embrasure1609

hugging1616

bosoming1624

amplexation1634

embrassade1830

huddling1869

lapping-

1485 W. Caxton tr. Lyf St. Wenefryde 2 I.. desyred the to be ioyned to myn enbracementes.

1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xxiii. vii. 177 She..went to him..With words..& with embracements.

1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 138 If thou knewest from whom this imbracement came.

1650 J. Howell tr. A. Giraffi Exact Hist. Late Revol. Naples 93 Masaniello, prostrating himself at the feet of the Viceroy, he kiss'd his knee, after which embracement, etc.

1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. i. 23 Conuvenna..after imbracements and teares, assails him with..a motherly power.

1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. viii. 176 Since I have shunn'd thy Dear Embracements, O Thou my Soul's Bridegroom.

1829 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 25 553 Embracements that blended spirit with spirit!

c1850 J. M. Neale Hymns Eastern Ch. 52 Embrace me with the last embracement.

b. figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > [noun] > possession and control > possession and power or clutches

gripOE

handgripOE

crook?c1225

fist1297

fangera1300

holtc1375

in one's clawsc1386

clutcha1529

handgripe1534

clamps1548

clums1567

clamsa1569

embracement1599

pounce1614

embracea1627

1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 192 To the end that..they might..cast them selves..into the armes and embracements of Spaine for safeguard.

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra i. xvi. 121 They..consider not, that they have received into their embracement another [temptation].

1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 18 Him that throws Vertue into the Embracements of Vice.

c. transferred in certain occasional uses.

ΚΠ

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xix. sig. M3^v [The bear] being ready to giue me a shrewd imbracement.

1842 Fraser's Mag. 26 480 Take a wide embracement of the water towards you, one good armful will bring you round directly.

†2. What one takes in hand, an undertaking. Cf. embrace v.² 2h.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > [noun] > an undertaking

forec900

aprisec1320

exploitc1425

undertakingc1425

beginning1481

enterprise1548

apprinze1559

embracement1641

undertake1647

undertakement1678

sashay1900

1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. D [Sir Francis Walsingham] was one of the greatest alwaies of the Austerian imbracements.

a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) ii. 506 Some..complained, that his Embracements were too large and general.

a. A clasping, encircling, closely surrounding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [noun] > surrounding closely or tightly

clipping1434

clasping1609

clasp1614

embracement1626

enlacing1633

enlacement1830

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §58 The Parts in Mans body easily reparable, as Spirits, Bloud, and Flesh, die in the Embracement of the Parts hardly reparable, as Bones, Nerues and Membranes.

1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie i. sig. N6^v The Isle, caused by the Circlings and embracements of the Rivers.

1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. 95 Quick, each hand with sure embracement hold the dagger by the hilt!

b. figurative. An embracing or taking in with the eye or the mind.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > action of perceiving

apperceivingc1386

perceiverancea1500

perceivance1534

embracement1599

apprehension1600

intuition1628

perception1762

apperception1848

external perceptiona1856

cognizing1862

perceptualization1936

1599 J. Davies Nosce Teipsum 23 Nor can her wide Embracements filled bee.

1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. II. ii. iii. 108 Their intellectual vision widened to the embracement of the universe.

4. figurative. An approving acceptance (of a doctrine, religion, etc.); a cheerful acceptance (of something offered).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > embracing

embracement1535

embracing1570

1535 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. lxiii. 157 Affection towards the favorable embrasement of Gods word.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vii. ix. 303/2 The Conuersion of the Northumbrians to the imbracement of Christian Religion.

1666 G. Alsop Char. Province Maryland 85 What Destiny has ordered I am resolved..to subscribe to, and with a contented imbracement enjoy it.

a1708 W. Beveridge Private Thoughts Christian Life (1712) 201 Their wills in the embracement of the chiefest Good.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	embracement
释义	embracementn. /ɛmˈbreɪsmənt/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s im-. Etymology: < embrace v.² + -ment suffix; or < Old French embracement , French embrassement : see embrace v.² The action of embracing. 1. a. An enfolding in the arms = embrace n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [noun] > action of embracing clippingc1230 embracingc1386 halsing1387 collinga1425 amplection1474 embracement1485 culling1490 bracingc1540 clasping1562 embrace1599 embrasure1609 hugging1616 bosoming1624 amplexation1634 embrassade1830 huddling1869 lapping- 1485 W. Caxton tr. Lyf St. Wenefryde 2 I.. desyred the to be ioyned to myn enbracementes. 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xxiii. vii. 177 She..went to him..With words..& with embracements. 1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor Diana 138 If thou knewest from whom this imbracement came. 1650 J. Howell tr. A. Giraffi Exact Hist. Late Revol. Naples 93 Masaniello, prostrating himself at the feet of the Viceroy, he kiss'd his knee, after which embracement, etc. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. i. 23 Conuvenna..after imbracements and teares, assails him with..a motherly power. 1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. viii. 176 Since I have shunn'd thy Dear Embracements, O Thou my Soul's Bridegroom. 1829 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 25 553 Embracements that blended spirit with spirit! c1850 J. M. Neale Hymns Eastern Ch. 52 Embrace me with the last embracement. b. figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > [noun] > possession and control > possession and power or clutches gripOE handgripOE crook?c1225 fist1297 fangera1300 holtc1375 in one's clawsc1386 clutcha1529 handgripe1534 clamps1548 clums1567 clamsa1569 embracement1599 pounce1614 embracea1627 1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 192 To the end that..they might..cast them selves..into the armes and embracements of Spaine for safeguard. 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra i. xvi. 121 They..consider not, that they have received into their embracement another [temptation]. 1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 18 Him that throws Vertue into the Embracements of Vice. c. transferred in certain occasional uses. ΚΠ a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xix. sig. M3^v [The bear] being ready to giue me a shrewd imbracement. 1842 Fraser's Mag. 26 480 Take a wide embracement of the water towards you, one good armful will bring you round directly. †2. What one takes in hand, an undertaking. Cf. embrace v.² 2h. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > [noun] > an undertaking forec900 aprisec1320 exploitc1425 undertakingc1425 beginning1481 enterprise1548 apprinze1559 embracement1641 undertake1647 undertakement1678 sashay1900 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. D [Sir Francis Walsingham] was one of the greatest alwaies of the Austerian imbracements. a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) ii. 506 Some..complained, that his Embracements were too large and general. 3. a. A clasping, encircling, closely surrounding. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [noun] > surrounding closely or tightly clipping1434 clasping1609 clasp1614 embracement1626 enlacing1633 enlacement1830 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §58 The Parts in Mans body easily reparable, as Spirits, Bloud, and Flesh, die in the Embracement of the Parts hardly reparable, as Bones, Nerues and Membranes. 1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie i. sig. N6^v The Isle, caused by the Circlings and embracements of the Rivers. 1850 J. S. Blackie tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. 95 Quick, each hand with sure embracement hold the dagger by the hilt! b. figurative. An embracing or taking in with the eye or the mind. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > action of perceiving apperceivingc1386 perceiverancea1500 perceivance1534 embracement1599 apprehension1600 intuition1628 perception1762 apperception1848 external perceptiona1856 cognizing1862 perceptualization1936 1599 J. Davies Nosce Teipsum 23 Nor can her wide Embracements filled bee. 1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. II. ii. iii. 108 Their intellectual vision widened to the embracement of the universe. 4. figurative. An approving acceptance (of a doctrine, religion, etc.); a cheerful acceptance (of something offered). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [noun] > embracing embracement1535 embracing1570 1535 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. lxiii. 157 Affection towards the favorable embrasement of Gods word. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vii. ix. 303/2 The Conuersion of the Northumbrians to the imbracement of Christian Religion. 1666 G. Alsop Char. Province Maryland 85 What Destiny has ordered I am resolved..to subscribe to, and with a contented imbracement enjoy it. a1708 W. Beveridge Private Thoughts Christian Life (1712) 201 Their wills in the embracement of the chiefest Good. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1485
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