Antonyms for embrace
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : em-breys |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbreɪs |
Definition of embrace
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
- He submitted to her embrace, but scarcely spoke, and asked nothing about Corney.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- The feeling provoked by the embrace showed plainly in his next words.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- John struggled out of his Uncle's embrace and turned squarely to face him.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- When you are free of your cloak, Tony Cross, dismount and let us embrace.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- And under what pretence can you embrace the one, while you reject the other?
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- This embrace concluded, he sat down on the opposite side of her little table.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- Open the door, and let me hasten myself to embrace my Flintwinch!'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- The Poets who embrace and admire the people are often pelted with stones and crucified.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- Had he come back there to embrace and tranquillise them both?
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Barsad proposed to the rest, "Let her embrace him then; it is but a moment."
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
Synonyms for embrace
- 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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