embraced
- 1Simple past and past participle of embrace.
He embraced the new opportunity with genuine enthusiasm.
The town embraced the newcomers and made them feel welcome.
Note
A regular form: the silent e of the stem simply takes -d, so one spelling serves as both the past (she embraced him) and the participle (they had embraced; the plan was embraced). Every use of the verb takes an object, so the passive comes easily, and figurative passives read naturally. A proposal, a cause or a newcomer that is embraced has been welcomed rather than hugged.
The proposal was embraced by the whole committee.
They had embraced on the platform before the train pulled out.
embraced is a form of embrace
embrace, verb: To hold someone in your arms with affection; to take in the arms and hug. Full entry
- Spelling
- embrace → embraced: add -d
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