embraces is a form of:

Embrace



verbpast tense: embraced ; past participle: embraced ; present participle: embracing ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (to hold closely and affectionately in one's arms, to accept eagerly, to encircle, to include, to perceive) កៀក, ថើប, ព័ទ្ធ, embrace a lover អោប, អោបរឹត, embrace a religion កាន់, កាន់យក, (Biology) embraces (several, disciplines) បញ្ចូល, ក្រសោប
Example: When I found her In the crowd, I embraced my mother.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.
verbpast tense: embraced ; past participle: embraced ; present participle: embracing ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To fasten on, as armor.
2.
To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
3.
To cling to; to cherish; to love.
4.
To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome.
5.
To encircle; to encompass; to inclose.
6.
To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.
7.
To accept; to undergo; to submit to.
8.
To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court.
9.
(INTRANSITIVE) To join in an embrace.
1.
clasp, hug
2.
accept, adopt, espouse, receive, welcome
3.
comprehend, comprise, contain, embody, include, incorporate, subsume
1.
reject, renounce, repudiate, scorn, spurn