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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Embrace \Em*brace"\ ([e^]m*br[=a]s"), v. t. [Pref. em- (intens.) + brace, v. t.] To fasten on, as armor. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Embrace \Em*brace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embraced} ([e^]m*br[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Embracing} ([e^]m*br[=a]"s[i^]ng).] [OE. embracier, F. embrasser; pref. em- (L. in) + F. bras arm. See {Brace}, n.] 1. To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug. [1913 Webster] I will embrace him with a soldier's arm, That he shall shrink under my courtesy. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them. --Acts xx. 1. [1913 Webster] 2. To cling to; to cherish; to love. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome. "I embrace these conditions." "You embrace the occasion." --Shak. [1913 Webster] What is there that he may not embrace for truth? --Locke. [1913 Webster] 4. To encircle; to encompass; to inclose. [1913 Webster] Low at his feet a spacious plain is placed, Between the mountain and the stream embraced. --Denham. [1913 Webster] 5. To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences. [1913 Webster] Not that my song, in such a scanty space, So large a subject fully can embrace. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 6. To accept; to undergo; to submit to. "I embrace this fortune patiently." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 7. (Law) To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court. --Blackstone. Syn: To clasp; hug; inclose; encompass; include; comprise; comprehend; contain; involve; imply. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Embrace \Em*brace"\, v. i. To join in an embrace. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Embrace \Em*brace"\, n. Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug. [1913 Webster] We stood tranced in long embraces, Mixed with kisses. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: embrace n 1: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) [syn: {embrace}, {embracing}, {embracement}] 2: the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea" 3: a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" [syn: {embrace}, {bosom}] v 1: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" [syn: {embrace}, {encompass}, {comprehend}, {cover}] 2: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" [syn: {embrace}, {hug}, {bosom}, {squeeze}] 3: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: {espouse}, {embrace}, {adopt}, {sweep up}]