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Definition of Embrece

Em*brace" (&ebreve;m*brās"), v. t. [Pref. em- (intens.) + brace, v. t.] To fasten on, as armor. [Obs.] Spenser.

Em*brace", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embraced (-brāst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Embracing (-brā"s&ibreve;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.

I will embrace him with a soldier's arm,
That he shall shrink under my courtesy.
Shak.

Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them.
Acts xx. 1.

2. To cling to; to cherish; to love. Shak.

3. To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome. "I embrace these conditions." "You embrace the occasion." Shak.

What is there that he may not embrace for truth?
Locke.

4. To encircle; to encompass; to inclose.

Low at his feet a spacious plain is placed,
Between the mountain and the stream embraced.
Denham.

5. To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.

Not that my song, in such a scanty space,
So large a subject fully can embrace.
Dryden.

6. To accept; to undergo; to submit to. "I embrace this fortune patiently." Shak.

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.

Em*brace" (?), v. i. To join in an embrace.

Em*brace", n. Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.

We stood tranced in long embraces,
Mixed with kisses.
Tennyson.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • hug, put arms around
  • (metaphorical) enfold, include
  • hug (noun); putting arms around someone
  • (metaphorical) enfolding, including
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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