embrace
/ɛmˈbɹes/ noun B2- An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
- An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
- Full acceptance (of something).
- An act of enfolding or including.
Plural embraces
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“Poor Eugénie!” said Danglars; “do you know she is going to embrace a religious life?”
Ferguson gently disengaged himself from the embrace with some little show of embarrassment.
Meanwhile Fernand made his appearance, poured out for himself a glass of water with a trembling hand; then hastily swallowing it, went to sit down at the first vacant place, and this was, by mere chance, placed next to the seat on which poor Mercédès had fallen half fainting, when released from the warm and affectionate embrace of old Dantès.
I embrace you with all my heart.
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