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Embracing

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Noun

1. embrace, embracement, embracing

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Embracing

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verb (mainly tr)
1. (also intr)
(of a person) to take or clasp (another person) in the arms, or (of two people) to clasp each other, as in affection, greeting, etc; hug
2. 
to accept (an opportunity, challenge, etc) willingly or eagerly
3. 
to take up (a new idea, faith, etc); adopt
to embrace Judaism
4. 
to comprise or include as an integral part
geology embraces the science of mineralogy
5. 
to encircle or enclose
noun
6. 
the act of embracing
7. (often plural) euphemistic
sexual intercourse
verb
(transitive) criminal law
to commit or attempt to commit embracery against (a jury, etc)

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Embracing

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verb transitiveWord forms: emˈbraced or emˈbracing
1. 
to clasp in the arms, usually as an expression of affection or desire; hug
2. 
to accept readily; avail oneself of
to embrace an opportunity
3. 
to take up or adopt, esp. eagerly or seriously
to embrace a new profession
4. 
to encircle; surround; enclose
an isle embraced by the sea
5. 
to include; contain
biology embraces botany and zoology
6. 
to take in mentally; perceive
his glance embraced the scene
verb intransitive
7. 
to clasp or hug each other in the arms
noun
8. 
an embracing; hug
verb transitiveWord forms: emˈbraced or emˈbracing
Law
to try illegally to influence or instruct (a jury)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Embracing

see synonyms of embracing
v. em·braced, em·brac·ing, em·brac·es
v.tr.
1. To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection.
2. To surround or enclose: "the bold chalk ridge that embraces the prominences of Hambledon Hill" (Thomas Hardy).
3. To include or contain as part of something broader. See Synonyms at include.
4. To adopt or support willingly or eagerly: embrace a social cause.
5. To avail oneself of: "I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn't embrace" (Henry James).
v.intr.
To join in an embrace.
n.
1. An act of holding close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection; a hug.
2. An enclosure or encirclement: caught in the jungle's embrace.
3. Eager acceptance: his embrace of socialism.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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