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Em*brace" (ĕm*br&ā;s"), v. t. [Pref. em- (intens.) + brace, v. t.] To fasten on, as armor. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Em*brace", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embraced (ĕm*br&ā;st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Embracing (ĕm*br&ā;"sĭng).] [OE. embracier, F. embrasser; pref. em- (L. in) + F. bras arm. See Brace, n.] 1. To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
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I will embrace him with a soldier's arm,
That he shall shrink under my courtesy. Shak.
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Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them. Acts xx. 1.
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2. To cling to; to cherish; to love. Shak.
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3. To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome. “I embrace these conditions.” “You embrace the occasion.” Shak.
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What is there that he may not embrace for truth? Locke.
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4. To encircle; to encompass; to inclose.
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Low at his feet a spacious plain is placed,
Between the mountain and the stream embraced. Denham.
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5. To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.
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Not that my song, in such a scanty space,
So large a subject fully can embrace. Dryden.
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6. To accept; to undergo; to submit to. “I embrace this fortune patiently.” Shak.
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7. (Law) To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court. Blackstone.

Syn. -- To clasp; hug; inclose; encompass; include; comprise; comprehend; contain; involve; imply.
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Em*brace" (?), v. i. To join in an embrace.
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Em*brace", n. Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.
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We stood tranced in long embraces,
Mixed with kisses. Tennyson.
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