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Collocations for embrace - noun

ADJ.

close, passionate, tight, warm
the comfort of her warm embrace

VERB + EMBRACE

be locked in, hold sb in
They were locked in a passionate embrace on the station platform.
escape (from), extract yourself from, free yourself from
He managed to free himself from her embrace.
release sb from
He released her from his embrace.

PREP.

in an ~
two lovers in a tight embrace
into an ~
He drew her into his embrace.

Collocations for embrace - verb

1. put your arms round sb

ADV.

tightly, warmly
He rose from his chair and embraced her warmly.

2. accept sth

ADV.

fully, genuinely
the only party which fully embraces the concept of a united Europe
enthusiastically, wholeheartedly, with enthusiasm
She embraced the feminist cause with enthusiasm.

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