Synonyms of the word

embrace

• v. To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
• v. (obsolete) To cling to; to cherish; to love.
• v. To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome.
• v. To accept; to undergo; to submit to.
• v. To encircle; to encompass; to enclose.
• v. (figuratively) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
• v. To fasten on, as armour.
• v. (law) To attempt to influence (a jury, court, etc.) corruptly.
• n. Hug (noun); putting arms around someone.
• n. (metaphorical) Enfolding, including.

accept

• v. (transitive) To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
• v. (transitive) To admit to a place or a group.
• v. (transitive) To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in.
• v. (transitive) To receive as adequate or satisfactory.
• v. (transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.
• v. (transitive) To endure patiently.
• v. (transitive, law, business) To agree to pay.
• v. (transitive) To receive officially.
• v. (intransitive) To receive something willingly.
• adj. (obsolete) Accepted.

acceptance

• n. The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence;…
• n. Belief in something; agreement; assent.
• n. State of being accepted.
• n. (business, finance) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay…
• n. (business, finance) The bill of exchange itself when accepted.
• n. An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception…
• n. (law) An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law.
• n. (US, government) The act of an authorized representative of the Government by which the Government assents…
• n. The usual or accepted meaning of a word or expression.
• n. (Australia, New Zealand, plural only) A list of horses accepted as starters in a race.

acceptation

• n. (obsolete) Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
• n. The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
• n. Ready belief.

adopt

• v. (transitive, with relationship specified) To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend,…
• v. (transitive, with relationship implied by context) To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be…
• v. (transitive, with relationship implied by context) To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
• v. (transitive, with relationship implied by context) To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility.
• v. (transitive) To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
• v. (transitive) To select and take or approve.

adoption

• n. The act of adopting.
• n. The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own…
• n. Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
• n. The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
• n. (computing) Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.

bosom

• n. (anatomy, somewhat dated) The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal).
• n. The seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings etc.; one's secret feelings; desire.
• n. The protected interior or inner part of something; the area enclosed as by an embrace.
• n. The part of a dress etc. covering the chest; a neckline.
• n. (in the plural) A woman's breasts.
• n. Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior.
• n. A depression round the eye of a millstone.
• adj. In a very close relationship.
• v. To enclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to take to heart; to cherish.
• v. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.
• v. (intransitive) To belly; to billow, swell or bulge.
• v. (transitive) To belly; to cause to billow, swell or bulge.

clasp

• n. A fastener or holder, particularly one that clasps.
• n. (in the singular) An embrace, a grasp, or handshake.
• v. (transitive) To take hold of; to grasp; to grab tightly.
• v. To shut or fasten together with, or as if with, a clasp.

clench

• n. Tight grip.
• n. (engineering) A seal that is applied to formed thin-wall bushings.
• n. A local chapter of the Church of the SubGenius parody religion.
• v. To squeeze; to grip or hold tightly.
• v. To move two parts of something against each other.

clutch

• v. To seize, as though with claws.
• v. To grip or grasp tightly.
• n. The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
• n. (by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
• n. A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car.
• n. The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission.
• n. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
• n. A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
• n. (US) An important or critical situation.
• adj. (US, Canada) Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.
• n. A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs.
• n. A group or bunch (of people or things).

clutches

• n. plural of clutch.
• n. (usually in the plural) Grasp; possession; control.
• v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clutch.

comprehend

• v. (now rare) To include, comprise; to contain.
• v. To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly.

cover

• n. A lid.
• n. A hiding from view.
• n. A front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
• n. A top sheet of a bed.
• n. A cover charge.
• n. A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
• n. (music) A rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
• n. (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square;…
• n. (topology) A set (more often known as a family) of sets, whose union contains the given set.
• n. (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
• n. (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
• n. (law) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods…
• n. (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
• n. (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative, cover story.
• n. The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
• n. In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
• adj. Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
• adj. (music) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
• v. (transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
• v. (transitive) To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
• v. (transitive) To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
• v. (transitive) To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
• v. (transitive) To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
• v. (of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
• v. To deal with.
• v. To be enough money for.
• v. (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
• v. (transitive) To have as an assignment or responsibility.
• v. (music) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
• v. (military, law enforcement) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect…
• v. To provide insurance coverage for.
• v. To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
• v. (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
• v. To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.

embracement

• n. A clasp in the arms; embrace.
• n. State of embracing, encompassing or including various items; inclusion.
• n. Act or state of embracing or accepting; willing acceptance.
• n. State of being contained; enclosure.

embracing

• v. present participle of embrace.
• n. The act of giving an embrace.

encompass

• v. (transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
• v. (transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to…
• v. (transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
• v. (transitive) To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.

espousal

• n. A betrothal.
• n. A wedding ceremony.
• n. Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.

espouse

• v. (transitive) To become/get married to.
• v. (transitive) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).

grasp

• v. To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
• v. To understand.
• v. To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.
• n. Grip.
• n. Understanding.
• n. That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.

grip

• v. (transitive) To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
• v. (transitive) To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.
• v. (intransitive) To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.
• v. To trench; to drain.
• n. A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
• n. A handle or other place to grip.
• n. (computing, graphical user interface) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or…
• n. (film production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
• n. A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
• n. (chiefly Southern California slang) A lot of something.
• n. Archaic spelling of grippe: Influenza, flu.
• n. (archaic) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
• n. An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
• n. Assistance; help or encouragement.
• n. A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.
• n. (slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
• n. (figuratively) A tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
• n. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
• n. (dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
• n. (obsolete) The griffin.

hold

• adj. (obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.
• v. (transitive) To grasp or grip.
• v. (transitive) To contain or store.
• v. (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
• v. (heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
• v. (tennis, transitive, intransitive) To win one's own service game.
• v. To take place, to occur.
• v. To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
• v. (archaic) To derive right or title.
• n. A grasp or grip.
• n. A place where animals are held for safety.
• n. An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
• n. Something reserved or kept.
• n. Power over someone or something.
• n. The ability to persist.
• n. The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
• n. (wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
• n. (exercise (sport)) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time.
• n. (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
• n. (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
• n. (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
• n. The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
• n. A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
• n. (video games, dated) A pause facility.
• n. The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when…
• n. (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, (often cargo hold).

hug

• n. An affectionate close embrace.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To crouch; huddle as with cold.
• v. (intransitive) To cling closely together.
• v. (transitive) To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
• v. (transitive) To stay close to (the shore etc.).
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.

include

• v. To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
• v. To contain, as parts of a whole; to comprehend.
• v. (obsolete) To enclose, confine.
• v. (obsolete) To conclude; to terminate.
• v. (programming) To use a directive that allows the use of source code from another file.
• n. (programming) A piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another…

inclusion

• n. (countable) An addition or annex to a group, set, or total.
• n. (uncountable) The act of including, i.e. adding or annexing, (something) to a group, set, or total.
• n. (countable) Anything foreign that is included in a material.
• n. (countable, mineralogy) Any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation, as a defect…
• n. (biology) A nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregate of stainable substances.
• n. (mathematics) A mapping where the domain is a subset of the image.

squeeze

• v. (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To fit into a tight place.
• v. (transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
• v. (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
• v. (transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
• n. A close or tight fit.
• n. (figuratively) A difficult position.
• n. A hug or other affectionate grasp.
• n. (slang) A romantic partner.
• n. (slang) An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the…
• n. (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
• n. (card games) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
• n. (caving) A traversal of a narrow passage.
• n. (epigraphy) An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling…
• n. (mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
• n. (dated) A bribe or fee paid to a middleman, especially in China; the practice of requiring such a bribe…