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embrace

verbnoun /ɛmbreɪs/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 13 WWF 16
Definitions
verb

include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

noun

a close affectionate and protective acceptance

“his willing embrace of new ideas”

noun

the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

verb

take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

“She embraced Catholicism”

verb

hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

“They embraced”

noun

the state of taking in or encircling

“an island in the embrace of the sea”

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