embrace

Etymology
The verb is derived from, from , (modern 🇨🇬), from , from ) + . The English word is analysable as .  The noun is derived from the verb.

Verb

 * 1)  To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
 * 2)  To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
 * 3)  To submit to; to undergo.
 * 4)  To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
 * 5)  To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
 * 6)  To fasten on, as armour.
 * 7)  To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
 * 8)  To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
 * 1)  To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
 * 2)  To submit to; to undergo.
 * 3)  To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
 * 4)  To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
 * 5)  To fasten on, as armour.
 * 6)  To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
 * 7)  To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
 * 1)  To submit to; to undergo.
 * 2)  To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
 * 3)  To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
 * 4)  To fasten on, as armour.
 * 5)  To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
 * 6)  To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
 * 1)  To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
 * 2)  To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
 * 3)  To fasten on, as armour.
 * 4)  To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
 * 5)  To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
 * 1)  To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
 * 2)  To fasten on, as armour.
 * 3)  To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
 * 4)  To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
 * 1)  To fasten on, as armour.
 * 2)  To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
 * 3)  To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
 * 1)  To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.
 * 2)  To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
 * 1)  To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.
 * 1)  To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: omhels
 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: اِحْتَضَنَ, عَانَقَ
 * Armenian: ,
 * Aromanian: ambrats
 * Assamese: আঁকোৱালি ল, সাবট, সাৱটি ধৰ
 * Azerbaijani:, bağrına basmaq
 * Bau Bidayuh: bidokuop
 * Belarusian: абдыма́ць, абня́ць
 * Bulgarian:, прегъ́рна
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Cebuano: gakos
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 抱
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:, objímat
 * Danish: omfavne,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Egyptian:, ,
 * Esperanto:, ĉirkaŭbraki, ĉirkaŭpreni, ĉirkaŭpremi, enbrakigi
 * Estonian: embama
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician: abrazar
 * Georgian: ეხუტება
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: περιέχω
 * Hebrew:, חיבק
 * Higaonon: gakus
 * Hindi: आलिंगन करना
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Irish: cuach
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kabuverdianu: lanbuxa
 * Kazakh: құшақтау, құшу, айқалау, аймалау
 * Khmer: អោបរឹត
 * Korean:, 껴안다, 포옹하다
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Lao: ກອດ
 * Latin: amplector
 * Latvian: apskaut
 * Lithuanian: apkabinti
 * Macedonian: гушка, гушне, прегрнува, прегрне, обгрнува, обгрне
 * Malay: memeluk
 * Malayalam:, , ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്യുക
 * Maore Comorian: v̄ahara
 * Maori: kēkeke, awhi, awhiawhi, tauawhi, whakahiapo, kauawhi, kauawhiawhi
 * Maranao: gakes
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ,
 * Occitan: ,
 * Papiamentu: brasa
 * Persian: در آغوش گرفتن, بغل کردن
 * Polish:, , uściskać, uścisnąć, , ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua: marq'ay
 * Romagnol: brazêr
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: ioma-ghlac
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: гр̏лити, за̀грлити, о̀бгрлити, обујмљи́вати, обу́јмити
 * Roman:, , , ,
 * Slovak: objať, objímať
 * Slovene: objemati,
 * Southern Altai: кучакта-
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: yakapin, yumakap
 * Tajik: оғӯш кардан
 * Telugu:
 * Thai:
 * Tocharian B: yäks-
 * Turkish:
 * Ugaritic: 𐎈𐎁𐎖
 * Ukrainian: обійма́ти, обійня́ти, обніма́ти, обня́ти
 * Uzbek: ,
 * Vietnamese:


 * Czech:, osvojit si,
 * Serbo-Croatian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: ampleksi
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: abrazar
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Italian:, ,
 * Occitan:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Ukrainian: включа́ти

Noun

 * 1) An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
 * 2)  An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
 * 3)  Full acceptance (of something).
 * 4)  An act of enfolding or including.
 * 1)  An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
 * 2)  Full acceptance (of something).
 * 3)  An act of enfolding or including.
 * 1)  Full acceptance (of something).
 * 2)  An act of enfolding or including.
 * 1)  Full acceptance (of something).
 * 2)  An act of enfolding or including.
 * 1)  An act of enfolding or including.
 * 1)  An act of enfolding or including.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: omhels
 * Assamese: আঁকোৱাল, সাবট
 * Azerbaijani: qucaq
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, , ,
 * Georgian: ჩახუტება
 * German:
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin:
 * Malayalam: കെട്ടിപ്പിടുത്തം,, പുണരൽ
 * Old Norse: faðma
 * Old Saxon: anafang
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: ioma-ghlacadh
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Telugu: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: обійми


 * Serbo-Croatian:


 * Serbo-Croatian: