1. Verb
To fasten on, as armor.
2. Noun
To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
3. Noun
To cling to; to cherish; to love.
4. Noun
To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome.
5. Noun
To encircle; to encompass; to inclose.
6. Noun
To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.
7. Noun
To accept; to undergo; to submit to.
8. Noun
To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court.
9. Verb
To join in an embrace.
10. Noun
Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.
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