embrace
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French embracer (modern: embrasser) em- "in-" + brace "arm" literally “in arms”; from Latin
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪmˈbreɪs/, SAMPA: /Im"brEIs/
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- Rhymes: -eɪs
[edit] Verb
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to embrace (third-person singular simple present embraces, present participle embracing, simple past and past participle embraced)
- hug, put arms around
- (metaphorical) enfold, include (ideas, principles, etc)
[edit] Translations
to hug (a person)
(metaphorical) to enfold or include (ideas, principles, etc)
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[edit] Noun
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embrace (plural embraces)
- hug (noun); putting arms around someone
- (metaphorical) enfolding, including
[edit] Translations
hug
