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Meaning of embrace

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

embrace

Pronunciation:/ɛmˈbɹeɪs//əm-/

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.

  2. An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.

  3. Full acceptance (of something).

  4. An act of enfolding or including.

verb

Definitions

  1. To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.

    Synonyms:fall on someone's neck

  2. To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.

    Example: I wholeheartedly embrace the new legislation.

  3. To submit to; to undergo.

    Synonyms:accept

  4. To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.

    Synonyms:entwinesurround
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embrace

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