EMBRACE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does embrace mean?
• EMBRACE (noun)
The noun EMBRACE has 3 senses:
1. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
2. the state of taking in or encircling
3. a close affectionate and protective acceptance
Familiarity information: EMBRACE used as a noun is uncommon.
• EMBRACE (verb)
The verb EMBRACE has 3 senses:
1. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
2. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
3. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Familiarity information: EMBRACE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• EMBRACE (noun)
Meaning:
The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
embrace; embracement; embracing
Hypernyms ("embrace" is a kind of...):
clasp; clench; clutch; clutches; grasp; grip; hold (the act of grasping)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "embrace"):
cuddle; nestle; snuggle (a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace)
clinch; hug; squeeze (a tight or amorous embrace)
Meaning:
The state of taking in or encircling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
an island in the embrace of the sea
Hypernyms ("embrace" is a kind of...):
inclusion (the state of being included)
Meaning:
A close affectionate and protective acceptance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
embrace; bosom
Context examples:
his willing embrace of new ideas / in the bosom of the family
Hypernyms ("embrace" is a kind of...):
acceptance; acceptation; adoption; espousal (the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception)
• EMBRACE (verb)
Meaning:
Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
embrace; encompass; comprehend; cover
Context examples:
This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds / this should cover everyone in the group
Hypernyms (to "embrace" is one way to...):
include (have as a part, be made up out of)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
hug; embrace; bosom; squeeze
Context examples:
Hug me, please / They embraced / He hugged her close to him
Hypernyms (to "embrace" is one way to...):
clasp (hold firmly and tightly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "embrace"):
clinch (embrace amorously)
cuddle (hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth)
interlock; lock (become engaged or intermeshed with one another)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
Sam and Sue embrace
Sam cannot embrace Sue
Meaning:
Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
sweep up; embrace; espouse; adopt
Context examples:
She embraced Catholicism / They adopted the Jewish faith
Hypernyms (to "embrace" is one way to...):
accept (consider or hold as true)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "embrace"):
fasten on; hook on; latch on; seize on; take up (adopt)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
