| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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