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   Em·brace

   /əmˈbrās/

   

   verb

   • 1. hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection: "Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly" Similar hugtake/hold in one's armsholdcuddleclasp to one's bosomclaspsqueezeclutchseizegrabnuzzlecaressenfoldenclaspencircleencloseenvelopentwine oneself aroundinformal:canoodlesmoochliterary:embosom
   • 2. accept or support (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically: "besides traditional methods, artists are embracing new technology" Similar welcomeacceptreceive enthusiastically/wholeheartedlytake uptake to one's heartwelcome/receive with open armsadoptsupportbe in favor ofbackchampionformal:espouseOpposite reject
   • 3. include or contain (something) as a constituent part: "his career embraces a number of activities—composing, playing, and acting" Similar includetake incoverinvolvetake into accountcontaincompriseincorporateencompassencapsulateembodysubsumecomprehendOpposite exclude

   noun

   • 1. an act of holding someone closely in one's arms: "they were locked in an embrace"
   • ▪ used to refer to something which is regarded as surrounding, holding, or restricting someone: "the transformations brought about by the embrace of mass media"
   • 2. an act of accepting or supporting something willingly or enthusiastically: "their eager embrace of foreign influences"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘encircle, surround, enclose’; formerly also as imbrace): from Old French embracer, based on Latin in- ‘in’ + bracchium ‘arm’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. embraceable adjective
   • 2. embracement noun
   • 3. embracer noun

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   embrace: [noun] a close encircling with the arms and pressure to the chest especially as a sign of affection : hug.

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   Embrace definition: to take or clasp in the arms; press to the bosom; hug. . See examples of EMBRACE used in a sentence.

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   To embrace something is to welcome it with open arms, hold, hug, accept completely. You might embrace your sweetheart, or even changes in technology.

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   [transitive] embrace something to accept an idea, a proposal, a set of beliefs, etc., especially when it is done with enthusiasm to embrace democracy/feminism/Islam; It is unlikely that such countries will embrace capitalist ideas.

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   8 meanings: 1. (of a person) to take or clasp (another person) in the arms, or (of two people) to clasp each other, as in.... Click for more definitions.

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