embrace

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsembracingembracement

   Broaderclasp

   Narrowercuddlehug
2. 2.

   the state of taking in or encircling

   “an island in the embrace of the sea”

   Broaderinclusion
3. 3.

   a close affectionate and protective acceptance

   “his willing embrace of new ideas”

   “in the bosom of the family”

   Synonymsbosom

   Broaderadoption

1. 1.

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

   “This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds”

   “this should cover everyone in the group”

   Synonymsencompasscomprehendcover

   Broaderinclude
2. 2.

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

   “Hug me, please”

   “They embraced”

   “He hugged her close to him”

   Synonymshugbosomsqueeze

   Broaderclasp

   Narrowerclinchcuddleinterlock
3. 3.

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

   “She embraced Catholicism”

   “They adopted the Jewish faith”

   Synonymsespouseadoptsweep up

   Broaderaccept

   Narrowertake up

Other forms of embrace

plural

embraces·

past tense

embraced·

present participle

embracing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about embrace

What does embrace mean?

embrace means "the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in embrace?

embrace has 2 syllables: em-brace. The stress falls on "brace". In IPA it is /ɛmˈbɹeɪs/.

What is another word for embrace?

Close synonyms include embracing, embracement, bosom, encompass, comprehend. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is embrace a common word?

embrace is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with embrace?

1 word rhymes with embrace. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.