VERB | stative | embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover | include in scope |
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contact | embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness | |
cognition | embrace, espouse, adopt, sweep up | take up the cause, ideology / ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | |
NOUN | act | embrace, embracing, embracement | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) |
state | embrace | the state of taking in or encircling | |
act | embrace, bosom | a close affectionate and protective acceptance |
Sounds | ehmbrey's; ihmbrey's | |
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Rhymes | ace / ACE ... workplace: 67 rhymes with eys... |
Meaning | The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection). | |
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Synonyms | embracing, embracement | |
Narrower | cuddle, nestle, snuggle | A close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace |
hug, clinch, squeeze | A tight or amorous embrace | |
Broader | clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold | The act of grasping |
Spanish | abrazo | |
Catalan | abraçada | |
Verbs | embrace | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness |
Meaning | The state of taking in or encircling. | |
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Example | "an island in the embrace of the sea" | |
Broader | inclusion | The state of being included |
Meaning | A close affectionate and protective acceptance. | |
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Example | "his willing embrace of new ideas" | |
Synonym | bosom | |
Broader | adoption, acceptance, acceptation, espousal | The act of accepting with approval |
Catalan | adhesió, dedicació | |
Verbs | embrace | take up the cause, ideology / ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own |
Meaning | Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | encompass, comprehend, cover | |
Broader | include | Have as a part, be made up out of |
Similar to | cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address | Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression |
Spanish | abarcar, circundar, comprender, cubrir, englobar | |
Catalan | cobrir, comprendre, englobar, incloure |
Meaning | Squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | Sam and Sue embrace; Sam cannot embrace Sue | |
Example | "They embraced" | |
Synonyms | hug, bosom, squeeze | |
Narrower | 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 | |
Broader | clasp | hold firmly and tightly |
Spanish | abrazar, estrujar, seno | |
Catalan | abraçar | |
Nouns | embrace, embracing, embracement | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) |
Meaning | take up the cause, ideology / ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "She embraced Catholicism" | |
Synonyms | espouse, adopt, sweep up | |
Narrower | take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on | Adopt |
Broader | accept | Consider or hold as true |
Spanish | abrazar, adherirse a, adoptar | |
Catalan | abraçar, adherir-se, adoptar | |
Nouns | embrace | a close affectionate and protective acceptance |
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