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embrace

verb [T] (INCLUDE)
 
 
/ɪmˈbreɪs/ formal

Definition

C1 to include something, often as one of a number of things: Linguistics embraces a diverse range of subjects such as phonetics and stylistics.Including and containingComprising and consisting of
(Definition of embrace verb (INCLUDE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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