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[em-breys] Pronunciation Key verb, -braced, -brac·ing, noun
[em-breys] Pronunciation Key verb, -braced, -brac·ing, noun –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–noun
| 1. | to take or clasp in the arms; press to the bosom; hug. |
| 2. | to take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly: to embrace an idea. |
| 3. | to avail oneself of: to embrace an opportunity. |
| 4. | to adopt (a profession, a religion, etc.): to embrace Buddhism. |
| 5. | to take in with the eye or the mind. |
| 6. | to encircle; surround; enclose. |
| 7. | to include or contain: An encyclopedia embraces a great number of subjects. |
| 8. | to join in an embrace. |
| 9. | an act or instance of embracing. |
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em·brace2
[em-breys] Pronunciation Key
[em-breys] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -braced, -brac·ing. Law.
| to attempt to influence (a judge or jury) through corrupt means. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| em·brace
(ěm-brās') Pronunciation Key
v. em·braced, em·brac·ing, em·brac·es v. tr.
v. intr. To join in an embrace. n.
[Middle English embracen, from Old French embracer : en-, in; see en-1 + brace, the two arms; see brace.] em·brace'a·ble adj., em·brace'ment n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
embrace
embrace
c.1300, from O.Fr. embracer "clasp in the arms, enclose," from en- "in" + brace "the arms," from L. bracchium (neut. pl. brachia). Replaced O.E. clyppan, also fæðm.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| embrace | |
noun | |
| 1. | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) |
| 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" |
verb | |
| 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" |
| 2. | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" |
| 3. | take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: espouse] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Embrace
Em*brace"\, v. t. [Pref. em- (intens.) + brace, v. t.] To fasten on, as armor. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Embrace
Em*brace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embraced; p. pr. & vb. n. Embracing.] [OE. embracier, F. embrasser; pref. em- (L. in) + F. bras arm. See Brace, n.]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. --Shak. 3. To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome. "I embrace these conditions." "You embrace the occasion." --Shak. 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." --Shak. 7. (Law) To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court. --Blackstone. Syn: To clasp; hug; inclose; encompass; include; ??omprise; comprehend; contain; involve; impl???
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Embrace
Em*brace"\, v. i. To join in an embrace.
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Embrace
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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