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embrace

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1. embrace - Noun

2. embrace - Verb

Meaning

To fasten on, as armor.

To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.

To cling to; to cherish; to love.

To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome.

To encircle; to encompass; to inclose.

To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.

To accept; to undergo; to submit to.

To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court.

To join in an embrace.

Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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She embraced Catholicism Source: Internet

They adopted the Jewish faith Source: Internet

his willing embrace of new ideas Source: Internet

in the bosom of the family Source: Internet

Hug me, please Source: Internet

They embraced Source: Internet

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