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embrace v

(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug. (transitive, figuratively) To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome. (transitive, figuratively) To submit to; to undergo. (transitive, also figuratively) To encircle; to enclose, to encompass. (transitive, figuratively) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To fasten on, as armour. (transitive, figuratively, obsolete) To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly. (transitive, law, figuratively, obsolete) To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.

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