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All embrace synonyms

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noun embrace

  • hold β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • hug β€” to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.
  • cuddle β€” If you cuddle someone, you put your arms round them and hold them close as a way of showing your affection.
  • clinch β€” If you clinch something you are trying to achieve, such as a business deal or victory in a contest, you succeed in obtaining it.
  • squeeze β€” to press forcibly together; compress.
  • clasp β€” If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.

verb embrace

  • grasp β€” to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
  • cling β€” If you cling to someone or something, you hold onto them tightly.
  • clutch β€” If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
  • cradle β€” A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side.
  • fold β€” to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
  • fondle β€” to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress: to fondle a precious object; to fondle a child.
  • grab β€” to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
  • grip β€” the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
  • lock β€” a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
  • nuzzle β€” to burrow or root with the nose, snout, etc., as an animal does: a rabbit nuzzling into the snow.
  • press β€” to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
  • seize β€” to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
  • snuggle β€” to lie or press closely, as for comfort or from affection; nestle; cuddle.
  • wrap β€” to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
  • accept β€” If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
  • welcome β€” a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
  • adopt β€” If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
  • take up β€” the act of taking.
  • support β€” to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
  • take on β€” to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • deal with β€” When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
  • embody β€” Be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling).
  • have β€” Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • receive β€” to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
  • take advantage of β€” any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
  • accommodate β€” If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
  • admit β€” If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
  • comprehend β€” If you cannot comprehend something, you cannot understand it.
  • comprise β€” If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members.
  • contain β€” If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it.
  • cover β€” If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
  • incorporate β€” to form into a legal corporation.
  • involve β€” to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
  • subsume β€” to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one.
  • avail oneself of β€” to make use of to one's advantage
  • get into β€” to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • go in for β€” to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • make use of β€” to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
  • take in β€” the act of taking.
  • include β€” to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
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