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Grammar : Verb
Spell : em-breys
Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbreɪs



Definition of embraced

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French embracer (12c., Modern French embrasser) "clasp in the arms, enclose; covet, handle, cope with," from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + brace, braz "the arms," from Latin bracchium (neuter plural brachia); see brace (n.). Related: Embraced; embracing; embraceable. Replaced Old English clyppan, also fæðm.
  • verb hold tightly in one's arms
  • verb include in one's beliefs; take into account
Example sentences :
  • Finally he disappeared, and, as it seems, embraced the profession of a sailor.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The two embraced, then Grace passed Kathleen on to Patience.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • Then he embraced her gently, took her in his arms, and carried her up to her room.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • The ground, embraced by the spurs, was filled with crops of maize and barley.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • "Oh, my dear," she said, clasping the novel with one hand while she embraced him with the other.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Vivian embraced her with a tenderness which he had never before felt.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • As soon as the Shunammite came to Elisha, she fell at his feet and embraced them.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • (hine) be healse ge-nam (clasped him around the neck, embraced him), 1873.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • With a supreme effort he pulled himself together and embraced the girl.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • The latter was no sooner visible, than Rigaud rushed at him and embraced him boisterously.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

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