to fasten on, as armor.-to clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.-to cling to; to cherish; to love.-to seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome.-to encircle; to encompass; to inclose.-to include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.-to accept; to undergo; to submit to.-to attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court.-to join in an embrace.-intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.