embrace

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French embracier, equivalent to em- em-¹ + bracier to embrace, derivative of brace the two arms; see brace

Related forms

em·brace·a·ble, adjective

em·brace·ment, noun

em·brac·er, noun

un·em·brace·a·ble, adjective

Synonyms
2. adopt, espouse, welcome. 3. seize. 7. comprise, cover, embody. See include.

Antonyms
7. exclude.

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verb (used with object), em·braced, em·brac·ing. Law.

to attempt to influence (a judge or jury) through corrupt means.

Origin:
1400–1450; late Middle English: to influence, prejudice, bribe (a jury), perhaps the same word as embrace¹, influenced by embrasen to set on fire (< Middle French embraser; see em-¹, braise)

Related forms

em·brac·er, noun

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embrace¹ (ɪmˈbreɪs)

—vb
1.	(also intr) (of a person) to take or clasp (another person) in the arms, or (of two people) to clasp each other, as in affection, greeting, etc; hug
2.	to accept (an opportunity, challenge, etc) willingly or eagerly
3.	to take up (a new idea, faith, etc); adopt: to embrace Judaism
4.	to comprise or include as an integral part: geology embraces the science of mineralogy
5.	to encircle or enclose

—n
6.	the act of embracing
7.	euphemistic (often plural) sexual intercourse

[C14: from Old French embracier, from em- + brace a pair of arms, from Latin bracchia arms]

em'braceable¹

—*adj*

em'bracement¹

—n

em'bracer¹

—n

embrace² (ɪmˈbreɪs)

—vb
	(tr) criminal law to commit or attempt to commit embracery against (a jury, etc)

[C15: back formation from embraceor]

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Word Origin & History

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.

Example sentences

Their hug-me arms waver in the hot, wet air, as if they are attempting to

embrace something vast and invisible.

The quantum phenomenon known as entanglement keeps spreading its arms to hold

ever more particles in its spooky embrace.

She's no longer opposed to it, but doesn't want to embrace it either.

Some cultures embrace and value individuals who would in ours, be diagnosed

with severe disorders.

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