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em·brace

 (ĕm-brās′)
v.em·braced,em·brac·ing,em·brac·es
v.tr.
1. To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection.
2. To surround or enclose:"the bold chalk ridge that embraces the prominences of Hambledon Hill"(Thomas Hardy).
3. To include or contain as part of something broader. See Synonyms at include.
4. To adopt or support willingly or eagerly:embrace a social cause.
5. To avail oneself of:"I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn't embrace"(Henry James).
v.intr.
To join in an embrace.
n.
1. An act of holding close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection; a hug.
2. An enclosure or encirclement:caught in the jungle's embrace.
3. Eager acceptance:his embrace of socialism.

[Middle Englishembracen, from Old Frenchembracer :en-,in; see en-1 +brace,the two arms; see brace.]

em·brace′a·ble adj.
em·brace′ment n.
em·brac′er n.
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embrace

(ɪmˈbreɪs)
vb (mainly tr)
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. (often plural)euphemistic sexual intercourse
[C14: from Old Frenchembracier, from em- +brace a pair of arms, from Latinbracchia arms]
emˈbraceableadj
emˈbracementn
emˈbracern

embrace

(ɪmˈbreɪs)
vb
(Law) (tr)criminal law to commit or attempt to commit embracery against (a jury, etc)
[C15: back formation from embraceor]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

em•brace

(ɛmˈbreɪs)

v.-braced, -brac•ing,
n.v.t.
1. to clasp in the arms; hug.
2. to accept willingly: to embrace an idea.
3. to adopt: to embrace a religion.
4. to include or contain.
v.i.
5. to join in an embrace.
n.
6. an encircling hug with the arms.
[1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old Frenchembracier=em-em-1 +bracier to embrace]
em•brace′a•ble,adj.
em•brace′ment,n.
em•brac′er,n.
syn:Seeinclude.
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embrace


Past participle:embraced
Gerund:embracing

Imperative
embrace
embrace
Present
I embrace
you embrace
he/she/it embraces
we embrace
you embrace
they embrace
Preterite
I embraced
you embraced
he/she/it embraced
we embraced
you embraced
they embraced
Present Continuous
I am embracing
you are embracing
he/she/it is embracing
we are embracing
you are embracing
they are embracing
Present Perfect
I have embraced
you have embraced
he/she/it has embraced
we have embraced
you have embraced
they have embraced
Past Continuous
I was embracing
you were embracing
he/she/it was embracing
we were embracing
you were embracing
they were embracing
Past Perfect
I had embraced
you had embraced
he/she/it had embraced
we had embraced
you had embraced
they had embraced
Future
I will embrace
you will embrace
he/she/it will embrace
we will embrace
you will embrace
they will embrace
Future Perfect
I will have embraced
you will have embraced
he/she/it will have embraced
we will have embraced
you will have embraced
they will have embraced
Future Continuous
I will be embracing
you will be embracing
he/she/it will be embracing
we will be embracing
you will be embracing
they will be embracing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been embracing
you have been embracing
he/she/it has been embracing
we have been embracing
you have been embracing
they have been embracing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been embracing
you will have been embracing
he/she/it will have been embracing
we will have been embracing
you will have been embracing
they will have been embracing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been embracing
you had been embracing
he/she/it had been embracing
we had been embracing
you had been embracing
they had been embracing
Conditional
I would embrace
you would embrace
he/she/it would embrace
we would embrace
you would embrace
they would embrace
Past Conditional
I would have embraced
you would have embraced
he/she/it would have embraced
we would have embraced
you would have embraced
they would have embraced
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.embrace - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)embrace - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
cuddle,nestle,snuggle - a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
hug,clinch,squeeze - a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
clutch,clutches,grip,hold,clasp,clench,grasp - the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
2.embrace - the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea"
inclusion - the state of being included
3.embrace - a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"
adoption,acceptance,acceptation,espousal - the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
Verb1.embrace - include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"
deal,plow,handle,treat,cover,address - act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
include - have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers"
2.embrace - squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
clasp - hold firmly and tightly
clinch - embrace amorously
cuddle - hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; "I cuddled the baby"
interlock,lock - become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"
3.embrace - take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
fasten on,hook on,seize on,take up,latch on - adopt; "take up new ideas"
accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

embrace

verb
1.hug,hold,cuddle,seize,squeeze,grasp,clasp,envelop,encircle,enfold,canoodle(slang),takeor hold in your armsPenelope came forward and embraced her sister.
noun
1.hug,hold,cuddle,squeeze,clinch(slang),clasp,canoodle(slang)a young couple locked in a passionate embrace
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

embrace

verb
1.To put one's arms around affectionately:
Slang:clinch.
Archaic:bosom,clip,embosom.
3.To receive (something given or offered) willingly and gladly:
4.To take, as another's idea, and make one's own:
noun
The act of embracing:
Slang:clinch.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
عِناق، تَطْويق بالذِّراعَيْنيُعانِق، يُطَوِّقُ بِذِراعَيْهِ
obejmoutobjetí
omfavneomfavnelse
halataomaksuasyleillä
ölel
faîmafaîmlög
apglėbtiapkabinimasapkabinti
apskautapskāviens
objemobjeti se

embrace

[ɪmˈbreɪs]
A.Nabrazom
B.VT
1. [+person] →abrazar
2. [+offer] →aceptar; [+opportunity] →aprovechar; [+course of action] →adoptar; [+doctrine, party] →adherirse a; [+religion] →abrazar; [+cause, profession] →dedicarse a
3. (=include) →abarcar
C.VIabrazarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

embrace

[ɪmˈbreɪs]
vt
(=hug) [+person] →embrasser,étreindre
(=welcome, espouse) [+religion, ideology] →embrasser; [+new idea, system] →adopter
(=include) [+group of people, things] →couvrir,comprendre
n (=hug) →étreintef
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

embrace

vt
(= hug)umarmen, in dieArmeschließen;theyembraced each othersieumarmten sichoreinander
(= seize eagerly)religionannehmen;opportunitywahrnehmen,ergreifen;causesichannehmen(+gen);offerannehmen,ergreifen;heembraced the idea of an integrated Europeermachte sich(dat)denGedanken einesintegriertenEuropas zueigen
(= include)umfassen,erfassen;an all-embracing roleeineallumfassendeRolle
visichumarmen
n(= hug)Umarmungf;a couple locked in a tenderembraceeinPaar inzärtlicherUmarmung;he held her in hisembraceerhielt sieumschlungen;hisembrace of the Catholic faithseinBekenntniszumkatholischenGlauben;death’sembrace(liter)dieArme desTodes
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

embrace

[ɪmˈbreɪs]
1.vt
a. (person, religion, cause) →abbracciare
b. (include) →comprendere
2.viabbracciarsi
3.nabbraccio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

embrace

(imˈbreis) verb
to take (a personetc) in the arms; to hug.She embraced her brother warmly. omhelsing يُعانِق، يُطَوِّقُ بِذِراعَيْهِ прегръщам abraçar obejmoutumarmen omfavneαγκαλιάζωabrazar embama در آغوش گرفتن؛ بقل کردن halataétreindre לְחַבֶּק आलिंगन करना zagrliti (meg)ölel memeluk faðmaabbracciare 抱きしめる 껴안다 apkabinti, apglėbti apskaut memelukomarmenomfavneobjąć غیږکیدلabraçar a îmbrăţişaобнимать objať objeti zagrliti omfamna, krama กอดkucaklamak 擁抱 обнімати گلے لگانا ôm chặt拥抱
noun
a clasping in the arms; a hug.a loving embrace. omarming عِناق، تَطْويق بالذِّراعَيْن прегръдка abraço objetí die Umarmung omfavnelseαγκάλιασμαabrazo kaisutus در آغوش گیری halausétreinte חִבּוּק आलिंगन zagrljaj ölelés pelukan faðmlögabbraccio 抱擁 포옹 apkabinimas apskāviens pelukanomarmingomfavnelse,favntak objęcie,uścisk غیږ په غیږ کیدنهabraço îmbrăţişareобъятие objatie objem zagrljaj omfamning, kram กอดkucaklama 擁抱 обійми معانقہ cái ôm拥抱
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

embrace

n. abrazo;
v. abrazar; [each other] abrazarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

embrace

n abrazo;vt abrazar
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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had granted the favor of being buried in Saint Laurent, in better company, they found among all those hideous carcasses two skeletons, one of which held the other in itsembrace. One of these skeletons, which was that of a woman, still had a few strips of a garment which had once been white, and around her neck was to be seen a string of adrézarach beads with a little silk bag ornamented with green glass, which was open and empty.
Then as to the analysis of the ancients and the algebra of the moderns, besides that theyembrace only matters highly abstract, and, to appearance, of no use, the former is so exclusively restricted to the consideration of figures, that it can exercise the understanding only on condition of greatly fatiguing the imagination; and, in the latter, there is so complete a subjection to certain rules and formulas, that there results an art full of confusion and obscurity calculated to embarrass, instead of a science fitted to cultivate the mind.
Aramis and Athos embraced like old men; and thisembrace itself being a question for Aramis, he immediately said, "My friend, we have not long to remain with you."
Thrice I sprang towards her and tried to clasp her in my arms, but each time she flitted from myembrace as it were a dream or phantom, and being touched to the quick I said to her,
Anna Mikhaylovna instantly guessed her intention and stooped to be ready toembrace the countess at the appropriate moment.
But I only went to see him when that phase came over me, and when my dreams had reached such a point of bliss that it became essential at once toembrace my fellows and all mankind; and for that purpose I needed, at least, one human being, actually existing.
"Embrace, with all your heart, the vicomte, for your devoted, friend,
She set herself to think how she might hoodwink him, and in the end she deemed that it would be best for her to go to Ida and array herself in rich attire, in the hope that Jove might become enamoured of her, and wish toembrace her.
I love heat and my sister loves cold--come here and let meembrace you, and then I'll go home at once.' And before the King had time to reply, the Fire-son seized him in a tightembrace.
It will have been seen that the Heidelburgh Tun of the Sperm Whaleembraces the entire length of the entire top of the head; and since --as has been elsewhere set forth --the headembraces one third of the whole length of the creature, then setting that length down at eighty feet for a good sized whale, you have more than twenty-six feet for the depth of the tun, when it is lengthwise hoisted up and down against a ship's side.
The happiness of having such a sister was their first effusion, and the fair ladies mingled inembraces and tears of joy.
Haggard Saint Antoine had had only one exultant week, in which to soften his modicum of hard and bitter bread to such extent as he could, with the relish of fraternalembraces and congratulations, when Madame Defarge sat at her counter, as usual, presiding over the customers.

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