"a hug," 1590s, from embrace (v.). Earlier noun was embracing (late 14c.). Middle English embrace (n.) meant "bribery."

mid-14c., "clasp in the arms," from Old French embracier (12c., Modern French embrasser) "clasp in the arms, enclose; covet, handle, cope with," from assimilated form of en- " [..]

to support enthusiastically.

the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This g [..]

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To dream of embracing your husband or wife, as the case may be, in a sorrowing or indifferent way, denotes that you will have dissensions and accusations in your family, also that sickness is threatened. To embrace relatives, signifies their sickness and unhappiness. For lovers to dream of embracing, foretells quarrels and disagreements arising fro [..]

A strategy associated with Microsoft to defeat open standards with proprietary extensions. Many IoT projects are open source, so this strategy would be anathema to open development.

(v) squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness(n) the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)(n) the state of taking in or encircling(n) a close aff [..]

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The act of transforming a mortal into a vampire. The Embrace requires the vampire to drain his victim and then replace that victim's blood with a bit of his own. Fledgling

The act of transforming a mortal into a vampire, by draining the mortal's' blood and replacing it with a small amount of the vampire's own.

To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug. * Shakespeare *: I will embrace him with a soldier's arm, / That he shall shrink under my courtesy. * Bible, Acts xx. 1 *: Paul [..]