'Embrace' definitions:
Definition of 'embrace'
From: WordNet
noun
The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) [syn: embrace, embracing, embracement]
noun
The state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea"
noun
A close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" [syn: embrace, bosom]
verb
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" [syn: embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover]
verb
Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" [syn: embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze]
verb
Definition of 'Embrace'
From: GCIDE
- Embrace \Em*brace"\, v. i. To join in an embrace. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Embrace'
From: GCIDE
- Embrace \Em*brace"\, n. Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug. [1913 Webster]
- We stood tranced in long embraces, Mixed with kisses. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Embrace'
From: GCIDE
- Embrace \Em*brace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embraced ([e^]m*br[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Embracing ([e^]m*br[=a]"s[i^]ng).] [OE. embracier, F. embrasser; pref. em- (L. in) + F. bras arm. See Brace, n.]
- 1. To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug. [1913 Webster]
- I will embrace him with a soldier's arm, That he shall shrink under my courtesy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them. --Acts xx. 1. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cling to; to cherish; to love. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome. "I embrace these conditions." "You embrace the occasion." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- What is there that he may not embrace for truth? --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To encircle; to encompass; to inclose. [1913 Webster]
- Low at his feet a spacious plain is placed, Between the mountain and the stream embraced. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences. [1913 Webster]
- Not that my song, in such a scanty space, So large a subject fully can embrace. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To accept; to undergo; to submit to. "I embrace this fortune patiently." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 7. (Law) To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court. --Blackstone.
- Syn: To clasp; hug; inclose; encompass; include; comprise; comprehend; contain; involve; imply. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Embrace'
From: GCIDE
- Embrace \Em*brace"\ ([e^]m*br[=a]s"), v. t. [Pref. em- (intens.) + brace, v. t.] To fasten on, as armor. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'embrace'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abduct,
- accept,
- accommodate,
- accost,
- accouple,
- accueil,
- accumulate,
- address,
- adhere,
- adhere to,
- admit,
- adopt,
- adoption,
- affiliate,
- agglomerate,
- agglutinate,
- amass,
- ankle,
- approve,
- articulate,
- articulation,
- assemble,
- assimilate,
- associate,
- band,
- bear,
- bear hug,
- bite,
- bob,
- bond,
- bosom,
- boundary,
- bow,
- box,
- bracket,
- bridge,
- bridge over,
- bunch,
- butt,
- carry,
- carry off,
- case,
- cement,
- cervix,
- chain,
- cherish,
- clamp,
- clap together,
- clasp,
- cleave,
- cleave to,
- clench,
- clinch,
- cling,
- cling to,
- clinging,
- clip,
- close,
- closure,
- clot,
- cluster,
- clutch,
- coagulate,
- cohere,
- collect,
- combine,
- come together,
- communicate,
- compass,
- compass about,
- complete,
- compose,
- comprehend,
- comprise,
- concatenate,
- congeal,
- conglobulate,
- conglomerate,
- conjoin,
- conjugate,
- connect,
- connecting link,
- connecting rod,
- connection,
- contain,
- converge,
- copulate,
- count in,
- couple,
- coupling,
- cover,
- cradle,
- crate,
- cuddle,
- curtsy,
- death grip,
- dovetail,
- elbow,
- embay,
- embody,
- embosom,
- embox,
- embracement,
- embracing,
- employ,
- encapsulate,
- encase,
- encircle,
- enclasp,
- enclose,
- encompass,
- enfold,
- enfoldment,
- enshroud,
- entertain,
- entwine,
- envelop,
- environ,
- envisage,
- enwrap,
- espouse,
- fill,
- fill in,
- fill out,
- firm hold,
- fold,
- fondle,
- foothold,
- footing,
- foster,
- freeze to,
- gather,
- glad hand,
- gliding joint,
- glue,
- go around,
- go in for,
- go round,
- grapple,
- grasp,
- greeting,
- grip,
- gripe,
- grow together,
- hail,
- hand-clasp,
- handshake,
- hang on,
- hang on to,
- hang together,
- harbor,
- have,
- have and hold,
- hearty welcome,
- hello,
- hinge,
- hinged joint,
- hip,
- hold,
- hold fast,
- hold on,
- hold on to,
- hold tight,
- hold together,
- how-do-you-do,
- hug,
- include,
- incorporate,
- intercommunicate,
- interface,
- invest,
- involve,
- iron grip,
- join,
- joining,
- joint,
- juncture,
- keep,
- keep hold of,
- kidnap,
- kiss,
- knee,
- knit,
- knot,
- knuckle,
- lap,
- lay together,
- league,
- link,
- lock,
- lump together,
- make use of,
- make welcome,
- marry,
- marshal,
- mass,
- meet,
- merge,
- miter,
- mobilize,
- mortise,
- neck,
- never let go,
- nip,
- nod,
- number among,
- nurse,
- nurture,
- nuzzle,
- occupy,
- open arms,
- pack,
- package,
- pair,
- pass,
- persist,
- piece together,
- pivot,
- pivot joint,
- press,
- purchase,
- put together,
- rabbet,
- ratify,
- receive,
- reception,
- reckon among,
- reckon in,
- reckon with,
- roll into one,
- salutation,
- salute,
- scarf,
- seam,
- seizure,
- set,
- shanghai,
- sheathe,
- shoulder,
- shroud,
- smile,
- smile of recognition,
- smiling reception,
- smother,
- snuggle,
- solder,
- solidify,
- span,
- splice,
- squeeze,
- stay,
- stay put,
- stick,
- stick to,
- stick together,
- stitch,
- subsume,
- surround,
- suture,
- swaddle,
- swathe,
- symphysis,
- take hold of,
- take in,
- take into account,
- take into consideration,
- take on,
- take over,
- take up,
- tape,
- the glad hand,
- throttle,
- tie,
- tie rod,
- tight grip,
- toehold,
- toggle,
- toggle joint,
- treasure,
- treasure up,
- twine,
- unify,
- union,
- unite,
- use,
- wave,
- welcome,
- welcome mat,
- welcoming,
- weld,
- wrap,
- wrap about,
- wrap up,
- wrist,
- yoke