verb
-braces; -braced; -bracing
to hold someone in your arms as a way of expressing love or friendship [+ obj]
Although embrace and hug each describe holding another person in your arms, embrace usually suggests deeper or stronger feelings than hug does.
[+ obj] to accept (something or someone) readily or gladly
to use (an opportunity) eagerly
[+ obj] formal :to contain or include (something) as a part of something larger
[+ obj] literary :to enclose (something) on all sides - usually used as (be) embraced
noun
plural embraces
[count] :the act of holding someone in your arms :the act of embracing someone
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