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Quick definitions from WordNet (embrace)
▸ noun: a close affectionate and protective acceptance ("His willing embrace of new ideas")
▸ noun: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
▸ noun: the state of taking in or encircling ("An island in the embrace of the sea")
▸ verb: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
▸ verb: hug, usually with fondness ("They embraced")
▸ verb: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own ("She embraced Catholocism")
▸ Also see embracingly
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to embrace
▸ Usage examples for embrace
▸ Popular adjectives describing embrace
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▸ Rhymes of embrace
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▸ noun: a close affectionate and protective acceptance ("His willing embrace of new ideas")
▸ noun: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
▸ noun: the state of taking in or encircling ("An island in the embrace of the sea")
▸ verb: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
▸ verb: hug, usually with fondness ("They embraced")
▸ verb: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own ("She embraced Catholocism")
▸ Also see embracingly
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to embrace
▸ Usage examples for embrace
▸ Popular adjectives describing embrace
▸ Words that often appear near embrace
▸ Rhymes of embrace
▸ Invented words related to embrace