Толковый словарь английского языка - embrace
Embrace
embrace
I. verb (~d; embracing) see: brace Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to clasp in the arms ; hug , cherish , love , encircle , enclose , 3. to take up especially readily or gladly , to avail oneself of ; welcome , 4. to take in or include as a part, item, or element of a more inclusive whole , to be equal or equivalent to , intransitive verb to participate in an ~, see: adopt ~able adjective ~ment noun ~r noun embracingly adverb II. noun Date: 1592 a close encircling with the arms and pressure to the chest especially as a sign of affection ; hug , grip , encirclement , acceptance
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v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a hold (a person) closely in the arms, esp. as a sign of affection. b (absol., of two people) hold each other closely. 2 clasp, enclose. 3 accept eagerly (an offer, opportunity, etc.). 4 adopt (a course of action, doctrine, cause, etc.). 5 include, comprise. 6 take in with the eye or mind. --n. an act of embracing; holding in the arms. Derivatives embraceable adj. embracement n. embracer n. Etymology: ME f. OF embracer, ult. f. L in- IN-(1) + bracchium arm ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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