meaning of embraces

1. To fasten on, as armor.
2.
To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
3.
To cling to; to cherish; to love.
4.
To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome.
5.
To encircle; to encompass; to inclose.
6.
To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.
7.
To accept; to undergo; to submit to.
8.
To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court.
9.
To join in an embrace.
10.
Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.
11.
a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the ">family"


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embrace | embraced | embracement | embraceor | embracer | embracery | embracing | embracive |

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