embrace

English Thesaurus

1. a close affectionate and protective acceptance (noun.act)

hypernym	:	acceptance, acceptation, adoption, espousal,
definition	:	the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception (noun.act)

2. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold,
definition	:	the act of grasping (noun.act)

hyponym	:	cuddle, nestle, snuggle,
definition	:	a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace (noun.act)

hyponym	:	clinch, hug, squeeze,
definition	:	a tight or amorous embrace (noun.act)

3. the state of taking in or encircling (noun.state)

hypernym	:	inclusion,
definition	:	the state of being included (noun.state)

4. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	accept,
definition	:	consider or hold as true (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on, take up,
definition	:	adopt (verb.cognition)

5. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	clasp,
definition	:	hold firmly and tightly (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	clinch,
definition	:	embrace amorously (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	cuddle,
definition	:	hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	interlock, lock,
definition	:	become engaged or intermeshed with one another (verb.contact)

6. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	include,
definition	:	have as a part, be made up out of (verb.stative)

verb group	:	address, cover, deal, handle, plow, treat,
definition	:	act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression (verb.communication)

7. a close affectionate and protective acceptance (noun.act)

derivation	:	adopt, embrace, espouse, sweep up,
definition	:	take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own (verb.cognition)

8. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) (noun.act)

derivation	:	bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze,
definition	:	squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness (verb.contact)

9. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	adoption, borrowing,
definition	:	the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source (noun.act)

derivation	:	bosom, embrace,
definition	:	a close affectionate and protective acceptance (noun.act)

10. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness (verb.contact)

derivation	:	embrace, embracement, embracing,
definition	:	the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) (noun.act)

derivation	:	clinch, hug, squeeze,
definition	:	a tight or amorous embrace (noun.act)

derivation	:	caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling,
definition	:	affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) (noun.act)

derivation	:	bosom,
definition	:	a person's breast or chest (noun.body)

derivation	:	hugger,
definition	:	a person who hugs (noun.person)

11. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory (verb.stative)

derivation	:	comprehension, inclusion,
definition	:	the relation of comprising something (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	encompassment,
definition	:	including entirely (noun.state)

derivation	:	comprehensive,
definition	:	including all or everything (adj.all)

derivation	:	comprehensive,
definition	:	broad in scope (adj.all)

12. a close affectionate and protective acceptance (noun.act)

derivation	:	adopt, embrace, espouse, sweep up,
definition	:	take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own (verb.cognition)

13. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) (noun.act)

derivation	:	bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze,
definition	:	squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness (verb.contact)

14. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	adoption, borrowing,
definition	:	the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source (noun.act)

derivation	:	bosom, embrace,
definition	:	a close affectionate and protective acceptance (noun.act)

15. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness (verb.contact)

derivation	:	embrace, embracement, embracing,
definition	:	the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) (noun.act)

derivation	:	clinch, hug, squeeze,
definition	:	a tight or amorous embrace (noun.act)

derivation	:	caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling,
definition	:	affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) (noun.act)

derivation	:	bosom,
definition	:	a person's breast or chest (noun.body)

derivation	:	hugger,
definition	:	a person who hugs (noun.person)

16. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory (verb.stative)

derivation	:	comprehension, inclusion,
definition	:	the relation of comprising something (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	encompassment,
definition	:	including entirely (noun.state)

derivation	:	comprehensive,
definition	:	including all or everything (adj.all)

derivation	:	comprehensive,
definition	:	broad in scope (adj.all)

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