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Embracing
- verb - 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"
- squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
- the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
Embracive
- - Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing.
Embrangle
- verb - make more complicated or confused through entanglements
Embrasure
- noun - an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
Embrocate
- verb - administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing
Embroider
- verb - add details to
- decorate with needlework
Embroiled
- verb - deeply involved especially in something complicated; "embroiled in the conflict"; "felt unwilling entangled in their affairs"
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"