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Embrace
/ɛmˈbɹeɪs/
An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
📖 Definitions of "Embrace"
noun
- 1
An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
- 2
An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
- 3
Full acceptance (of something).
- 4
An act of enfolding or including.
verb
- 1
To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
- 2
To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
"I wholeheartedly embrace the new legislation."
- 3
To submit to; to undergo.
- 4
To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
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