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The correct spelling is embraces.
How to pronounce embraces
/ɛmˈbɹeɪsɪz/
nounIPA: /ɛmˈbɹeɪsɪz/
Say it like: Emb-ras-es
The correct spelling is embraces. An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug. For example: "I wholeheartedly embrace the new legislation."
Usage Examples
“I wholeheartedly embrace the new legislation.”
“Natural philosophy embraces many sciences.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
- 2.An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
- 3.Full acceptance (of something).
- 4.An act of enfolding or including.
verb
- 1.To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
- 2.To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
- 3.To submit to; to undergo.
- 4.To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
- 5.To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
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