Embrace

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To fasten on, as armor.

II. Embrace ·vi To join in an embrace.

III. Embrace ·noun To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court.

IV. Embrace ·noun To cling to; to Cherish; to Love.

V. Embrace ·noun Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.

VI. Embrace ·noun To Accept; to Undergo; to submit to.

VII. Embrace ·noun To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to Hug.

VIII. Embrace ·noun To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to Welcome.

IX. Embrace ·noun To Encircle; to Encompass; to Inclose.

X. Embrace ·noun To include as parts of a whole; to Comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.