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em·brace
 embrace
- pronunciation:
- ihm
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
embraced, embraces, embracing |
| definition 1: |
to clasp in one's arms; hug.
He ran to his wife and embraced her.
- synonyms:
- enfold, hug, squeeze
- similar words:
- caress, clasp, cuddle, fold, press, wrap
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| definition 2: |
to take up or accept readily.
Scientists were reluctant to embrace the theory at first.She has abandoned her former religion and embraced a new one.Some teachers were a bit fearful, but most embraced the new technology.- synonyms:
- espouse, welcome
- antonyms:
- repudiate, spurn
- similar words:
- accept, adopt, receive
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| definition 3: |
to take advantage of.
He was quick to embrace his good fortune.- synonyms:
- seize, take advantage of
- similar words:
- grab, grasp, make use of, take, utilize
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| definition 4: |
to include or encompass.
This design embraces a variety of styles.The mountains embrace the bay.- synonyms:
- comprehend, contain, encompass, include
- antonyms:
- exclude, omit
- similar words:
- caress, comprise, encircle, envelop, enwrap, gird, surround
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| related words: |
admit, choose, contain, cover, embody, exhaust, grip, hold, hug, profess, seize |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to join in an embrace; hug.
The two friends embraced and said goodbye.- synonyms:
- hug
- similar words:
- clinch, cuddle
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| related words: |
cling, nestle |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act or instance of clasping or holding someone in one's arms; hug.
He felt happy in her embrace.- synonyms:
- enfoldment, hug, squeeze
- similar words:
- caress, clasp, clinch, cuddle
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| definition 2: |
an enclosure or encirclement.
The ship was now in the embrace of the ocean.- synonyms:
- encirclement, enclosure, encompassment
- similar words:
- surrounding
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| definition 3: |
willing acceptance or adoption.
His sudden embrace of religion surprised his family.- synonyms:
- welcome
- antonyms:
- spurn
- similar words:
- acceptance, adoption, espousal
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| related words: |
grip |
| derivations: |
embraceable (adj.), embracer (n.) |
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