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past tense of embrace
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1
to put one's arms around and press tightly
- upon being finally reunited, the overjoyed father embraced his son
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2
to surround or cover closely
- the stone walls that embrace the monastery serve to symbolize its function as a retreat from an unquiet world
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3
to take for one's own use (something originated by another)
- rap music came to be embraced by people who were far removed from the places where it originated
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4
to receive or accept gladly or readily
- the exchange student was gratified to be so quickly embraced by people of the small rural community
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5
to have as part of a whole
- a course in social studies can embrace everything from sociology to civics and economics
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- excluded,
- left (out),
- missed out
- [British],
- omitted
6
to form a circle around
- a sleepy village embraced by low hills
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“Embraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embraced. Accessed 21 Jan. 2022.
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