9 Letter Words for Embracing
cambering, embracing
8 Letter Words for Embracing
amercing, breaming, creaming, embacing, germanic
7 Letter Words for Embracing
ambreic, ambrein, anergic, barming, beaming, bearing, begrain, bergman, berming, bracing, brainge, carbine, carmine, ceriman, crimean, gambier, garnice, garniec, gemaric, geranic, germain, germina, grecian, gribane, grimace, imbarge, mangier, mearing, mercian, mirbane, reaming, ribcage, rigbane
6 Letter Words for Embracing
abrine, acerin, airmen, ambier, anemic, arcing, argine, armine, arming, bagmen, banger, baring, barmen, barmie, becram, begani, begari, begrim, benami, berain, bering, bigram, bimane, binger, brecia, bregma, brince, cabmen, cabrie, cagier, camber, canier, carbin, caribe, carien, caring, carmen, cearin, cebian, cembra, cering, cinema, crambe, crimea, crimen, cringe, earing, embain, embira, engarb, engram, enigma, gainer, gambir, gamier, gamine, german, germin, graben, graine, iceman, igname, imagen, imager, imbarn, incage, ingram, macing, maeing, maiger, mainer, manger, margin, marine, mering, minbar, mincer, mirage, racine, racing, ragmen, reagin, regain, regian, regina, remain, remica
5 Letter Words for Embracing
abime, abner, abrim, abrin, acerb, acier, acing, aegir, aeric, agric, agrin, aiger, aimer, amber, amice, amine, amire, amnic, ancre, anger, anime, areng, argin, armin, bacin, bagie, bagne, bagre, baign, bairn, bange, banig, barge, baric, barie, bearm, began, begar, begin, being, beira, beman, bemar, benic, benim, bigae, bigam, binge, birma, birne, brace, brage, bragi, brain, brame, bream, brian, brine, bring, caber, cabin, cabre, cager, cairn, caner, carib, carne, ceiba, ceria, cerin, cigar, cimar, craie, craig, crain, crame, crane, crang, cream, crena, crime, crine, embar, emigr, enami, enarm, encia, eniac, enrib, erbia, erica, ering, gaine, gambe, gamer, gamic, gamin, garbe, garce, garni, geira, genic, gerim, giber, girba, grace, grain, grame, grane, grein, grice, grime, image, imban, imbar, imber, inarm, incra, inerm, ingem, inger, irena, macer, magic, maine, maire, manei, mange, mangi, manic, manie, marge, marie, mbira, merci, minae, minar, mince, miner, minge, mnage, nacre, namer, naric, necia, nicer, niger, nigra, rabic, raine, ramen, ramie, ramin, rance, range, rebag, reban, regia, regin, regma, regna, reign, reina, reman, renga, renig, rimae, ringe
4 Letter Words for Embracing
abir, abri, acer, acme, acne, acre, agen, ager, agin, agni, aine, aire, airn, ambe, amen, amic, amie, amin, ance, anim, anre, areg, aren, arni, baic, bain, banc, bane, bang, bani, bare, bari, barm, barn, beam, bean, bear, bein, bema, bena, beng, beni, berg, berm, bern, bice, bien, bier, biga, bima, bine, bing, birn, brae, brag, bran, brei, brie, brig, brim, brin, cage, cain, cair, camb, came, cami, cane, cang, carb, care, carn, cera, cern, cima, cine, cira, cire, crab, crag, cram, cran, crib, crig, crim, crin, earn, egma, eira, emic, emir, enam, engr, eria, eric, erin, gabi, gaen, gain, gair, gamb, game, gane, garb, gare, gari, garn, gean, gear, geic, gein, geir, gena, gerb, germ, gibe, gien, gire, girn, gnar, grab, gram, gran, gren, grim, grin, iamb, iare, icbm, icer, iman, imbe, inbe, inca, incr, inga, iran, mabe, mabi, mace, mage, magi, main, mair, mane, mang, mani, marc, mare, marg, mari, mean, mear, mega, mein, meng, merc, meri, miae, mian, mica, mice, mien, mine, ming, mire, mrna, nabe, nace, nagi, naib, naig, name, narc, nare, near, nema, ngai, nice, nimb, rabi, race, rage, ragi, rain, rame, rami, rane, rang, ream, rean, reim, rein, rgen, ribe, rice, riem, riga, rima, rime, rine, ring
3 Letter Words for Embracing
abc, abm, abn, abr, ace, aer, age, agr, aim, ain, air, amb, ame, ami, anc, ane, arb, arc, are, arg, arm, arn, bac, bae, bag, bai, bam, ban, bar, bec, beg, ben, ber, big, bim, bin, bmr, bra, cab, cag, cai, cam, can, car, cen, cer, cgm, cia, cie, cig, cir, eam, ean, ear, ebn, ecb, ecg, ecm, eir, enc, eng, era, erg, ern, gab, gam, gan, gar, geb, gem, gen, ger, gib, gie, gim, gin, gra, iba, ibm, ice, ign, inc, ing, ira, ire, mab, mac, mae, mag, man, mar, mba, mcg, mea, meg, mei, men, mer, mgr, mia, mib, mic, mig, min, mir, mna, mri, nab, nae, nag, nam, nar, nbe, nbg, nea, neb, neg, nei, nib, nie, nig, nim, rab, rag, rai, ram, ran, rbi, rea, reb, rec, reg, rei, rem, ria, rib, rie, rig, rim, rin, rna
Definitions for Embracing
[1] to take or clasp in the arms; press to the bosom; hug.
[2] to take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly: to embrace an idea.
[3] to avail oneself of: to embrace an opportunity.
[4] to adopt (a profession, a religion, etc.): to embrace Buddhism.
[5] to take in with the eye or the mind.
[6] to encircle; surround; enclose.
[7] to include or contain: An encyclopedia embraces a great number of subjects.
[8] to join in an embrace.
[9] an act or instance of embracing.
[10] to attempt to influence (a judge or jury) through corrupt means.
[11] (also intr) (of a person) to take or clasp (another person) in the arms, or (of two people) to clasp each other, as in affection, greeting, etc; hug
[12] to accept (an opportunity, challenge, etc) willingly or eagerly
[13] to take up (a new idea, faith, etc); adopt to embrace Judaism
[14] to comprise or include as an integral part geology embraces the science of mineralogy
[15] to encircle or enclose
[16] the act of embracing
[17] (often plural) euphemistic sexual intercourse
[18] (tr) criminal law to commit or attempt to commit embracery against (a jury, etc)
Words related to Embracing
embracegrasp, adopt, receive, welcome, accept, have, espouse, embody, nuzzle, lock, clinch, fold, wrap, fondle, cradle, cling, entwine, snuggle, grip, encircle
Words nearby Embracing
embraceembow, embowed, embowel, embower, emboîté, embrace, embraceor, embracery, embracive, embranchment, embrangle
Origin of Embracing
e21400–1450; late Middle English: to influence, prejudice, bribe (a jury), perhaps the same word as embrace1, influenced by embrasen to set on fire (< Middle French embraser; see em-1, braise)
Other words from Embracing
em·brace·a·ble , adjective
em·brace·ment , noun
em·brac·er , noun
un·em·brace·a·ble , adjective
em·brac·er , noun
Word origin for Embracing
eC15: back formation from embraceor
Synonyms for Embracing
grasp, clasp, clinch, cling, clutch, cradle, cuddle, encircle, enfold, entwine, envelop, fold, fondle, grab, grip, hug, lock, nuzzle, press, seize, snuggle, squeeze, wrap, bear hug, take in arms
