Definition of Embrace
Verb: embrace em'breys
- Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
"This group embraces a wide range of people from different backgrounds";
- encompass, comprehend, cover
- To apply pressure on (someone) tightly with your arms, usually with fondness
"They embraced";
- hug, bosom, squeeze
- Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
"She embraced Catholicism";
- espouse, adopt, sweep up
- The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- embracing, embracement
- The state of taking in or encircling
"an island in the embrace of the sea"
- A close affectionate and protective acceptance
"his willing embrace of new ideas";
- bosom
See also:
embows
embraceable
Anagrams containing the word embrace