embracement
verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
8.
to join in an embrace.
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noun
9.
an act or instance of embracing.
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embrace1 (ɪmˈbreɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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'braceable1 | |
| —adj | |
| em'bracement1 | |
| —n | |
| em'bracer1 | |
| —n | |
| 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'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 | |
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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.
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