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Meaning of embracing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

embracing

Pronunciation:

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

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of embracing (in various senses).