v
(transitive, obsolete) To address as; call; name.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To carve; adorn; embellish.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To deliver.
v
(transitive, rare) To reduce to prose.
v
(transitive) To set with or as with studs; adorn with bosses.
v
(transitive, rare) To pour all about.
v
To control, limit, or halt.
v
(figuratively, with preposition to) To be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To restrain.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To hold in check; to restrain.
v
(archaic) To enfold; to embrace.
v
Obsolete spelling of contain [(transitive) To hold inside.]
v
(transitive) to hold in check, to curb, to restrain
v
(archaic) To argue by elenchus, leading one's opponent to the desired conclusion by agreement with a series of logical steps.
v
(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
n
A person guilty of embracery.
v
Obsolete form of entail. [(transitive) To imply or require.]
v
(transitive, obsolete) To entertain; to receive.
v
(figuratively) To become completely absorbed in and fully accept one's beliefs, even in the face of evidence against it and refusing to be reasoned with.
v
(obsolete) To embrace (someone or something).
v
(now chiefly UK dialectal) To make, compel (someone to do something); to cause (something to be done).
v
(of a story, plan or scheme) To be self-consistent and make sense; to seem plausible.
v
(dialect) To wrap, clothe.
n
Obsolete spelling of embrace [An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.]
n
The act of taking something in.
v
(transitive) To contribute.
v
(transitive, Singapore, informal) To provide encouragement or to stand by someone or something.
v
(idiomatic) To come to an agreement; to finalise the deal.
v
To take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to (a plan, idea, ideology, cause, practice, method, etc.); to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously.
v
(informal, transitive) To trick someone in order to make them do something.
v
(transitive) To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
n
(archaic) Intention; design.
v
(transitive) To test the look or fit of (a garment) by wearing it.
v
Of apparel, to display in public.
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