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[ em-breys ] SHOW IPA
/ ɛmˈbreɪs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), em·braced, em·brac·ing. to take or clasp in the arms; press to the bosom; hug.
to take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly: to embrace an idea.
to avail oneself of: to embrace an opportunity.
to adopt (a profession, a religion, etc.): to embrace Buddhism.
to take in with the eye or the mind.
to encircle; surround; enclose.
to include or contain: An encyclopedia embraces a great number of subjects.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object), em·braced, em·brac·ing. noun an act or instance of embracing.
Origin of embrace 1 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French embracier, equivalent to em- em-1 + bracier “to embrace,” derivative of brace “the two arms”; see brace
SYNONYMS FOR embrace 2 adopt, espouse, welcome.
3 seize.
7 comprise, cover, embody.
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synonym study for embrace 7 . See include.
OTHER WORDS FROM embrace em·brace·a·ble, adjective em·brace·ment, noun em·brac·er, noun un·em·brace·a·ble, adjective Words nearby embrace embourgeoisement, embow, embowed, embowel, embower, embrace , embraceor, embracery, embracive, embranchment, embrangle
Definition for embrace (2 of 2) [ em-breys ] SHOW IPA
/ ɛmˈbreɪs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
verb (used with object), em·braced, em·brac·ing. Law . to attempt to influence (a judge or jury) through corrupt means.
Origin of embrace 2 1400–1450; late Middle English: to influence, prejudice, bribe (a jury), perhaps the same word as embrace1 , influenced by embrasen to set on fire (<Middle French embraser; see em-1 , braise)
OTHER WORDS FROM embrace em·brac·er, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
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You enter the mouth of a valley; the hills reach forth their arms to embrace you, and you consciously enter a new world.
Fearful that if he put his arms round her, he would feel me, Kathleen raised herself, and allowed him to embrace her.
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In the midst of my concentrated rage, I was obliged to advance and embrace her, and there was an end of happiness for the day.
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She instantly comprehended his permission and threw herself into her lover's embrace .
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He bent toward her and, throwing his arms about her, again endeavored to draw her back into his embrace , but she resisted.
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British Dictionary definitions for embrace (1 of 2) verb (mainly tr) (also intr) (of a person) to take or clasp (another person) in the arms, or (of two people) to clasp each other, as in affection, greeting, etc; hug
to accept (an opportunity, challenge, etc) willingly or eagerly
to take up (a new idea, faith, etc); adopt to embrace Judaism
to comprise or include as an integral part geology embraces the science of mineralogy
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun the act of embracing
(often plural) euphemistic sexual intercourse
Derived forms of embrace embraceable , adjective embracement , noun embracer , noun Word Origin for embrace C14: from Old French embracier, from em- + brace a pair of arms, from Latin bracchia arms
British Dictionary definitions for embrace (2 of 2) verb (tr) criminal law to commit or attempt to commit embracery against (a jury, etc)
Word Origin for embrace C15: back formation from embraceor
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