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embrace [ em·brace ]
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1. Hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection.
the two embraced, holding each other tightly
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2. Accept (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically.
besides traditional methods, artists are embracing new technology
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3. Include or contain (something) as a constituent part.
his career embraces a number of activities—composing, playing, and acting
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1. An act of holding someone closely in one's arms.
Mama was next, pulling Riley into a deep embrace.
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2. Used to refer to something which is regarded as surrounding, holding, or restricting someone.
totalitarianism has meant that no interest falls outside the embrace of the state
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3. An act of accepting something willingly or enthusiastically.
Does Leland embrace it willingly, or is he merely a pawn of a greater evil?
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1. Middle English (in the sense ‘encircle, surround, enclose’; formerly also as imbrace): from Old French embracer, based on Latin in- ‘in’ + bracchium ‘arm’.
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