embrace
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- hug derivation
Sense 2 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
Types & categories
- include hypernym
Related & opposite
- inclusion derivation
- encompassment derivation
- comprehensive derivation
- comprehensive derivation
- deal verb group
Sense 3 noun
the state of taking in or encircling
an island in the embrace of the sea
Types & categories
- inclusion hypernym
Sense 4 verb
squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
Hug me, please
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Sense 5 noun
a close affectionate and protective acceptance
his willing embrace of new ideas
Types & categories
- adoption hypernym
Related & opposite
- sweep up derivation
Sense 6 verb
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
She embraced Catholicism
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hug |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | clutch |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cuddle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hug |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inclusion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | encompassment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | comprehensive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | comprehensive |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | deal |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | include |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | inclusion |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | embrace |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hug |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | caressing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bosom |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hugger |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | clasp |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | clinch |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cuddle |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | interlock |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sweep up |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | adoption |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | borrowing |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | embrace |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | accept |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | fasten on |