embrace

Plural: embraces

Noun

• the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
• the state of taking in or encircling
  • "an island in the embrace of the sea"
• a close affectionate and protective acceptance
  • "his willing embrace of new ideas"
• An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
• An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
• Full acceptance (of something).
• An act of enfolding or including.

Verb

Verb Forms: embraced, embracing, embraces

• To hold closely in one's arms; to accept readily.
• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
• squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
  • "They embraced"
• take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
  • "She embraced Catholicism"
• To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
• To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
• To submit to; to undergo.
• To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
• To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
• To fasten on, as armour.
• To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
• To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.

Examples

• I wholeheartedly embrace the new legislation.
• Natural philosophy embraces many sciences.
• One must embrace the challenge of a difficult rack to find a winning play.

Synonyms

adopt, bosom, comprehend, cover, embracement, embracing, encompass, espouse, hug, squeeze, sweep up, accept, accoll, amplect, beclip, clip, coll, complect, comply, cwtch, embrace, enfold, entwine, fall on someone's neck, glomp, halse, hold, infold, oxter, press, surround, umbeclap

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