[1843] embrace

[보카길라잡이]

v. em·braced, em·brac·ing, em·brac·es
v. tr.

1. To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression‎ of affection.
2. 1. To surround; enclose: We allowed the warm water to embrace us.
   2. To twine around: a trellis that was embraced by vines.
3. To include as part of something broader. See Synonyms at include.
4. To take up willingly or eagerly: embrace a social cause.
5. To avail oneself of: “I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn't embrace” (Henry James).

v. intr.

To join in an embrace.

n.

1. An act of holding close with the arms, usually as an expression‎ of affection; a hug.
2. An enclosure or encirclement: caught in the jungle's embrace.
3. Eager acceptance: your embrace of Catholicism.

embrace

n 1: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) [syn: embracing]

2: the state of taking in or encircling; "an island in the embrace of the sea"

3: a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" [syn: bosom]

v 1: 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"; "this should cover everyone in the group" [syn: encompass, comprehend, cover]

2: hug, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced" [syn: hug, bosom, squeeze]

3: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: espouse, adopt, sweep up]

Synonyms: include, comprise, comprehend, embrace, involve
These verbs mean to take in or contain as part of something larger.

Include often implies an incomplete listing: “Through the process of amendment, interpretation and court decision I have finally been included in ‘We, the people’” (Barbara C. Jordan).

Comprise usually implies that all of the components are stated: The book comprises 15 chapters.

Comprehend and embrace usually refer to the taking in of subordinate elements: My field of study comprehends several disciplines. This theory embraces many facets of human behavior.

Involve usually suggests inclusion as a logical consequence or necessary condition: “Every argument involves some assumptions” (Brooke F. Westcott).

[마스터현태]

embrace 1.(많은 것을) 포함하다. ~에 걸치다.

[정사랑]

포함하다, 껴안다