| Main Entry: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold tightly in one's arms |
Synonyms: |
bear hug, clasp, clinch, cling, clutch, cradle, cuddle, encircle, enfold, entwine, envelop, fold, fondle, grab, grasp, grip, hug, lock, nuzzle, press, seize, snuggle, squeeze, take in arms, wrap |
Antonyms: |
let go, release |
| Main Entry: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include in one's beliefs; take into account |
Synonyms: |
accept, accommodate, admit, adopt, avail oneself of, comprehend, comprise, contain, cover, deal with*, embody, enclose, encompass, espouse, get into, go in for, grab, have, incorporate, involve, make use of, provide for, receive, seize, subsume, take advantage of, take in, take on, take up, welcome |
Antonyms: |
disbelieve, distrust, exclude, reject, shun |
| Main Entry: | adopt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose or take something as one's own |
Synonyms: |
accept, adapt, affiliate, affirm, appropriate, approve, assent, assume, borrow, embrace, endorse, espouse, follow, go down the line, go in for, imitate, maintain, mimic, opt, ratify, seize, select, support, take on, take over, take up, tap, use, utilize |
Antonyms: |
disown, leave alone, reject, repudiate, repulse |
| Main Entry: | assent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, allow, approve, buy, cave in, comply, concur, conform, consent, cut a deal, defer, ditto*, embrace, espouse, give five, give in, go along with, grant, knuckle under, okay*, pass on, permit, recognize, sanction, say uncle, shake on, subscribe |
Antonyms: |
disagree, disallow, disapprove, dissent, reject |
| Main Entry: | assume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take, undertake |
Synonyms: |
accept, acquire, appropriate, arrogate, attend to, begin, confiscate, don, embark upon, embrace, enter upon, seize, set about, take on, take over, take up |
| Notes: | assume means 'suppose to be the case, without proof; take for granted'; presume means 'suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability; take for granted that something exists or is the case' |
Antonyms: |
not do |
| Main Entry: | caress |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loving touch |
Synonyms: |
cuddle, embrace, endearment, feel, fondling, hug, kiss, pat, pet, petting, snuggle, squeeze, stroke |
| Main Entry: | caress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | touch lovingly |
Synonyms: |
bear hug, brush, buss, clinch, clutch, coddle, cosset, cuddle, dandle, embrace, feel, fondle, graze, handle, hug, kiss, make love, massage, mug, neck, nestle, nuzzle, pat, pet, play around, rub, squeeze, stroke, toy |
| Main Entry: | cherish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care about deeply |
Synonyms: |
admire, adore, appreciate, apprize, care for, clasp, cleave to, cling to, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, hold dear, hold in high esteem, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship |
Antonyms: |
abandon, denounce, forsake, not care, renounce |
| Main Entry: | choose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick, select |
Synonyms: |
accept, adopt, appoint, call for, cast, co-opt, commit oneself, crave, cull, decide on, designate, desire, determine, discriminate between, draw lots, elect, embrace, espouse, excerpt, extract, fancy, favor, feel disposed to, finger, fix on, glean, judge, love, make choice, make decision, make up one's mind, name, opt for, predestine, prefer, see fit, separate, set aside, settle upon, sift out, single out, slot, sort, tab, tag, take, take up, tap, want, weigh, will, winnow, wish, wish for |
| Main Entry: | circle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go around, circumnavigate |
Synonyms: |
begird, belt, cincture, circuit, circulate, circumduct, circumscribe, coil, compass, curve, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, ensphere, envelop, gird, girdle, gyrate, gyre, hem in, loop, mill around, pivot, revolve, ring, roll, rotate, round, spiral, surround, tour, wheel, whirl, wind about |