This is a difficult responsibility to embrace. For human history has often been a record of nations and tribes subjugating one another to serve their own interests. Yet in this new age, such attitudes are self-defeating.
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Embrace
/ɛmˈbɹes/
Synonyms for "embrace" (438 found)
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Strong matches (131)
clinchclingcling toclingingclipcloseclosureclotclusterclutchcoagulatecoherecollectcombinecome togethercommunicatecompasscompass aboutcompletecompose
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comprehendcompriseconcatenatecongealconglobulateconglomerateconjoinconjugateconnectconnecting linkconnecting rodconnectioncontainconvergecopulatecountcount incouplecouplingcovercradlecratecuddlecurtsydeath gripdovetaildrainelbowembayembodyembosomemboxembracementembracingemployencapsulateencaseencircleenclaspencloseencompassenfoldenfoldmentenshroudentertainentwineenvelopenvironenvisageenwrapespousefillfill infill outfirm holdfoldfondlefootholdfootingfosterfreeze togathergetglad handgliding jointgluegogo around
Verb(22 words)
clipcollcompassedcomplectcomplycomprehendcontainedcottoningcovercuddledcwtchencompassencompassedencompassesenfoldenfoldedenfoldsespouseespousedfall on someone's neck
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foster group solidarityglomp
Noun(21 words)
compassingcomprisecontainconvertconvert to faithconvert to religionconvertingcradlingcuddlecuddlescuddlingdutch cultureembrace warmlyembracementembracingencompassencompassingendorseenfoldenfolding
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Related words (219)
go in forgo roundgrapplegraspgreetinggripgripegrow togetherhailhand clasphand-clasphandshakehang onhang on tohang togetherharborhavehave and holdhearty welcomehello
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hingehinged jointhipholdhold fasthold onhold on tohold tighthold togetherhow-do-you-dohugincludeincorporateintercommunicateinterfaceinvestinvolveiron gripjoinjoiningjointjuncturekeepkeep hold ofkidnapkisskneeknitknotknucklelaplay togetherleaguelinklocklovelump togethermake use ofmake welcomemarrymarshalmassmeetmergemitermobilizemortisenecknever let gonipnodnumber amongnursenurturenuzzleoccupyopen armspackpackagepairpalmpartakepasspersistpetpiece togetherpivotpivot jointpocketpossesspreferpresspurchaseput togetherrabbetratifyreceivereceptionreckon amongreckon inreckon withringroll into onesalutationsalutescarfseamseizuresetshanghaisheatheshouldershroudsmilesmile of recognitionsmiling receptionsmothersnugglesoldersolidifyspansplicesqueezestaystay putstealstickstick tostick togetherstitchsubsumesurroundsutureswaddleswathesymphysistaketake hold oftake intake into accounttake into considerationtake ontake overtake uptapethe glad handthrottletietie rodtight griptoeholdtoggletoggle jointtreasuretreasure uptwineunifyunionuniteupholdusewavewelcomewelcome matwelcomingweldwrapwrap aboutwrap upwristyoke
Noun(23 words)
Verb(21 words)
halseholdhuggedinfoldinheritjumped strategylatchedleapedlovesoxterpressradicalizedreceivedspannedstrainsubsumessweep uptoleratetoleratesumbeclap
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Adjective(4 words)
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13 entriesCollocations
10 entriesbear hugcultural embraceembrace changeembrace diversityembrace new ideasembrace of diversityembrace responsibilityembrace the opportunitygroup hugwarm embrace
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
6 entriesSample sentences
47 total sentences available.
He was doubtful at first but soon came to embrace my advice.
Source: tatoeba (696924)
Embrace your vulnerability, feel your fear, love fully.
Source: tatoeba (703261)
Why do women want to sleep in a man's embrace?
Source: tatoeba (735298)
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