Definitions from Wiktionary (embrace)
▸ verb: (transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively) To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively) To submit to; to undergo.
▸ verb: (transitive, also figuratively) To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete, rare) To fasten on, as armour.
▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively, obsolete) To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
▸ verb: (transitive, law, figuratively, obsolete) To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
▸ noun: An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
▸ noun: (figuratively) An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Full acceptance (of something).
▸ noun: (figuratively) An act of enfolding or including.
deadly embrace,
embrace reflex,
locked in an embrace,
Dusk and Her Embrace,
Embrace of the Vampire,
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▸ verb: (transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively) To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively) To submit to; to undergo.
▸ verb: (transitive, also figuratively) To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete, rare) To fasten on, as armour.
▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively, obsolete) To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
▸ verb: (transitive, law, figuratively, obsolete) To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
▸ noun: An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
▸ noun: (figuratively) An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Full acceptance (of something).
▸ noun: (figuratively) An act of enfolding or including.
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