Antonyms for embraces
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : em-breys |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbreɪs |
Definition of embraces
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
- And in an ecstasy he overwhelms me again with suffusing sobs and embraces.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- And he falls on me, embraces me, and bathes my cheeks with his tears.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- And Khalid, taking her up by the arm, embraces her and weeps, but says not a 149 word.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- These are the offspring of their embraces, the crystallised dew of their love.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- Then the thought of their first embraces brought him back to the narrow path.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- Then came the end, there were embraces, a great noise of wheels, and waving of handkerchiefs.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- Our love goes out to him and embraces him because he did not need it.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- And suddenly, when the pain can be endured no more, He embraces the soul.
- Extract from : « The Golden Fountain » by Lilian Staveley
- He could defend himself from neither her insults nor her embraces.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- It rather brutalises, unless it becomes so great that it embraces all things.
- Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
Synonyms for embraces
- accept
- accommodate
- admit
- adopt
- avail oneself of
- bear hug
- clasp
- clinch
- cling
- clutch
- comprehend
- comprise
- contain
- cover
- cradle
- cuddle
- deal with
- embody
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- enfold
- entwine
- envelop
- espouse
- fold
- fondle
- get into
- go in for
- grab
- grasp
- grip
- have
- hug
- incorporate
- involve
- lock
- make use of
- nuzzle
- press
- provide for
- receive
- seize
- snuggle
- squeeze
- subsume
- take advantage of
- take in
- take in arms
- take on
- take up
- welcome
- wrap
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