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Verb: embrace em'breys- Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- encompass, comprehend, cover - Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
"They embraced" - hug, bosom, squeeze - Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
"She embraced Catholicism" - espouse, adopt, sweep up Noun: embrace em'breys- The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- embracing, embracement - 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" - bosom
Derived forms: embracing, embraces, embraced Type of: accept, acceptance, acceptation, adoption, clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, espousal, grasp, grip, hold, include, inclusion Encyclopedia: Embrace, extend, and exterminate Embrace Embrace, extend, and extinguish Embrace, extend and extinguish Embrace, extend, extinguish |