EMBRACEMENT

  

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EMBRACEMENT

Definitions: EMBRACEMENT

EMBRACEMENT

Noun

1. Willing acceptance.

2. State of being contained; inclosure.

3. A clasp in the arms; embrace.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "EMBRACEMENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1594. (references)

Etymology: Embracement \Em*brace"ment\, noun. [Compare to the French expression embrassement.]. (Websters 1913)

Modern Translations: EMBRACEMENT

Language Translations for "EMBRACEMENT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

embrassade (embrace, embracing). (various references)

   

German

  

Umarmung (embrace, hug, squeeze). (various references)

   

Italian

  

abbracciamento. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

embracementay

   

Spanish

  

abrazo (clasp, clinch, cuddle, embrace, hug). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sá»± ghì chặt sá»± nắm sá»± Ä‘i theo sá»± gá»"m, sá»± bao gá»"m sá»± bao quát, sá»± ôm chặt (enlacement, grip), sá»± ôm (embrace). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: EMBRACEMENT

Derivations

Words beginning with "EMBRACEMENT": embracements. (additional references)


Misspellings

"EMBRACEMENT" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: empressement. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "EMBRACEMENT"

Words rhyming with "EMBRACEMENT" (pronounced 'Em*brace"ment'): Abasement, Abashment, Abatement, Abetment, Abjurement, Abodement, Aborsement, Abortment, Abridgment, Absentment, Abutment, Accordment, Accouchement, Accroachment, Accrument, Accusement, Acquirement, Acquitment, Adjournment, Adjudgment, Adjustment, Adorement, Adornment, Advancement, Advisement, Affeerment, Afforcement, Affordment, Affrayment, Affreightment, Affrightment, Aggroupment, Agistment, Agreement, Agroupment, Ailment, Alignment, Alinement, Allayment, Allegement, Allignment, Allotment, Allurement, Amassment, Amazement, Amendment, Amercement, Amusement, Annexment, Announcement, Annulment, Anointment, Apartment, Appallment, Appeachment, Appeasement, Appertainment, Appliment, Applotment, Appointment, Appraisement, Apprizement, Approachment, Arraignment, Arrestment, Ascertainment, Aspirement, Assailment, Assentment, Assessment, assignment, Assithment, Assortment, Assuagement, Assythment, Astoundment, Attachment, Attainment, Attaintment, Attendment, Attirement, Attornment, auripigment, Availment, Avengement, Averment, Avisement, Avouchment, Bailment, Baptizement, Basement, Batement, Befriendment, Beguilement, Benightment, Benumbment, Bequeathment, Bereavement, Beseechment, Besetment, Besiegement, Bestowment, Betrayment, Betrothment, Betrustment, Bewailment, Bewitchment, Bewrayment, Bisegment, Blastment, Bodement, Bombardment, Bushment, Butment, Cajolement, Casement, Catchment, Cerement, Cessment, Chatoyment, Cloyment, Coadjustment, Commandment, Commencement, Commitment, Compartment, Compilement, Completement, Complotment, Comportment, Concealment, Condolement, Confinement, Confutement, Congealment, Conjurement, Consignment, Containment, Contentment, Contrivement, Controlment, Convincement, Copartment, Counterrolment, Curtailment, Debarment, Debasement, Debatement, Debauchment, Deboshment, Decampment, Decidement, Declarement, Decorement, Deducement, Defacement, Deferment, Definement, Deforcement, Defraudment, Defrayment, Degradement, Delayment, Denotement, Denouncement, Department, Deplorement, Deportment, Depravement, Deprivement, Derailment, Derangement, Derivement, Desightment, Designment, Despisement, Despoilment, Detachment, Detainment, Determent, Dethronement, Devolvement, Devotement, Diducement, Disagreement, Disannulment, Disappointment, Disarrangement, Disarrayment, Disavowment, Disbandment, Disbarment, Disbursement, Discernment, Discontentment, Diseasement, Disembarkment, Disemboguement, Disemployment, Disenchantment, Disendowment, Disengagement, Disenthrallment, Disgorgement, Disguisement, Disimprovement, Disinterment, Disinthrallment, Dislodgment, Dismastment, Disobligement, Disownment, Dispatchment, Disportment, Disposement, Distillment, Divergement, Divestment, Divinement, Divorcement, Easement, Effacement, Ejectment, Eloignment, Eloinment, Elopement, Embalmment, Embankment, Embarkment, Embasement, Embayment, Embedment, Emboitement, Embossment, Emboyssement, Embranchment, Embreathement, Embroilment, Embushment, Empalement, Emplacement, Employment, Enactment, Encampment, Encasement, Encashment, Enchainment, Enchantment, Enclavement, Encroachment, Encrustment, Encystment, Endearment, Endictment, Endowment, Enduement, Endurement, Enfeoffment, Enfoldment, Enforcement, Engagement, Engorgement, Engraffment, Engrailment, Engravement, Engrossment, Engulfment, enhancement, Enjoinment, Enjoyment, Enlacement, Enlargement, Enlistment, Enouncement, Enragement, Enrichment, Enrockment, Enrollment, Enslavement, Enswathement, Entailment, Entassment, Entertainment, Enthrallment, Enthronement, Enticement, Entombment, Entrancement, Entreatment, Entwinement, Enwrapment, Epaulement, Equipment, Erasement, Escapement, Escarpment, Eschewment, Espousement, Estrangement, Estrepement, Evincement, Evolvement, Exaltment, Excitement, Excusement, Exertment, Exhalement, Exhaustment, Explorement, Extolment, Farcement, Feoffment, figment, fitment, Fleshment, Forcement, Foreappointment, Forebodement, Forejudgment, fragment, Freshment, Frightment, fulfillment, garment, Gazement, Imbankment, Imbowment, Imbruement, Imbrutement, Imbuement, Imbursement, Immoment, immurement, Impackment, impairment, Impartment, impeachment, impingement, Imposement, impressment, improvement, Impugnment, Incagement, incasement, Incensement, incitement, Incommodement, Increasement, Incrustment, Indebtment, Indentment, indictment, Inditement, Indorsement, Indowment, inducement, Induement, Indulgement, Infeoffment, Infoldment, infringement, Ingraftment, Ingulfment, Insignment, installment, instillment, Insultment, Intendment, Interchangement, Interlacement, interment, internment, Inthrallment, Intombment, intrenchment, Introducement, Intwinement, Inurement, investment, Invitement, involvement, judgment, jument, Lavement, Ledgment, lodgment, loment, maladjustment, Maltreament, Mandment, Manurement, Mendment, Misadjustment, Misallotment, Misarrangement, Misemployment, Misimprovement, Misjudgment, misplacement, misstatement. (additional references)

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Anagrams: EMBRACEMENT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-e-m-m-n-r-t"

-1 letter: amercement.

-3 letters: cabernet, cementer, cerement, membrane, metamere, tenebrae.

-4 letters: ammeter, cementa, centare, cremate, crenate, embrace, meatmen, menacer, metamer, reenact.

-5 letters: ambeer, amerce, banter, barmen, batmen, beaten, beater, became, bemean, bename, berate, cabmen, camber, canter, careen, carmen, carnet, cement, center, centra, centre, cerate, cermet, cetane, crambe, create, ecarte, entera, entree, eterne, marten, meaner, meeter, member, menace, merman, mermen, neater, nectar, raceme, rebate, recane, recant, recent, remate, remeet, rename, reteam, retene, tanrec, teemer, teener, tenace, tenrec, trance.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-e-e-m-m-n-r-t"
 

+1 letter: embracements.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: EMBRACEMENT


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 4D 42 52 41 43 45 4D 45 4E 54

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01001101 01000010 01010010 01000001 01000011 01000101 01001101 01000101 01001110 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#77 &#66 &#82 &#65 &#67 &#69 &#77 &#69 &#78 &#84

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 004D 0042 0052 0041 0043 0045 004D 0045 004E 0054

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3947365235373947394854

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Translations: Modern
3. Derivations
4. Rhymes
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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