em·brace /ɪmˈbres/
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Em·brace v. i. To join in an embrace.
Em·brace v. t. To fasten on, as armor. [Obs.]
Em·brace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embraced p. pr. & vb. n. Embracing ]
1. To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
I will embrace him with a soldier's arm,
That he shall shrink under my courtesy. --Shak.
Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them. --Acts xx. 1.
2. To cling to; to cherish; to love.
3. To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome. “I embrace these conditions.” “You embrace the occasion.”
What is there that he may not embrace for truth? --Locke.
4. To encircle; to encompass; to inclose.
Low at his feet a spacious plain is placed,
Between the mountain and the stream embraced. --Denham.
5. To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.
Not that my song, in such a scanty space,
So large a subject fully can embrace. --Dryden.
6. To accept; to undergo; to submit to. “I embrace this fortune patiently.”
7. Law To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court.
Syn: -- To clasp; hug; inclose; encompass; include; comprise; comprehend; contain; involve; imply.
Em·brace, n. Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.
We stood tranced in long embraces,
Mixed with kisses. --Tennyson.
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embrace
n 1: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in
greeting or affection) [syn: embracing]
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"; "in the bosom of the family" [syn:
bosom]
v 1: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have
as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a
wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this
should cover everyone in the group" [syn: encompass, comprehend,
cover]
2: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They
embraced" [syn: hug, bosom, squeeze]
3: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone
and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They
adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: espouse, adopt, sweep
up]