Definition of embrace

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Embrace (n.) To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences..

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Sector :: Sector (n.) An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a small portion only of a circle, used for measuring differences of declination too great for the compass of a micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances of stars, it is called a zenith sector..
Entomostraca :: Entomostraca (n. pl.) One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several orders; as the Phyllopoda, Ostracoda, Copepoda, and Pectostraca. See Copepoda, Phyllopoda, and Cladocera..
Twine :: Twine (n.) To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
Seljukian :: Seljukian (a.) Of or pertaining to Seljuk, a Tartar chief who embraced Mohammedanism, and began the subjection of Western Asia to that faith and rule; of or pertaining to the dynasty founded by him, or the empire maintained by his descendants from the 10th to the 13th century..
Collingly :: Collingly (adv.) With embraces.
Bird''s-eye :: Bird's-eye (a.) Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into details; as, a bird's-eye view..
Amplexation :: Amplexation (n.) An embrace.
Cherish :: Cherish (v. t.) To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle..
Emball :: Emball (v. t.) To encircle or embrace.
Prospect :: Prospect (v.) That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
Logistics :: Logistics (n.) That branch of the military art which embraces the details of moving and supplying armies. The meaning of the word is by some writers extended to include strategy.
Leiotrichi :: Leiotrichi (n. pl.) The division of mankind which embraces the smooth-haired races.
Univocal :: Univocal (n.) A generic term, or a term applicable in the same sense to all the species it embraces..
Strict :: Strict (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature..
Neophyte :: Neophyte (n.) A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism..
Fold :: Fold (v. t.) To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.
Espouser :: Espouser (n.) One who espouses; one who embraces the cause of another or makes it his own.
Embrace :: Embrace (n.) To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome..
Embrace :: Embrace (v. t.) To fasten on, as armor..
Conclude :: Conclude (v. t.) To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to embrace.
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