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单词 embrace
释义 Verb: embrace  em'breys
  1. Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
    - encompass, comprehend, cover 
  2. Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
    "They embraced"
    - hug, bosom, squeeze 
  3. Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
    "She embraced Catholicism"
    - espouse, adopt, sweep up
Noun: embrace  em'breys
  1. The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
    - embracing, embracement 
  2. The state of taking in or encircling
    "an island in the embrace of the sea" 
  3. A close affectionate and protective acceptance
    "his willing embrace of new ideas"
    - bosom

Derived forms: embracing, embraces, embraced

Type of: accept, acceptance, acceptation, adoption, clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, espousal, grasp, grip, hold, include, inclusion

Encyclopedia: Embrace, extend, and exterminate Embrace Embrace, extend, and extinguish Embrace, extend and extinguish Embrace, extend, extinguish

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