Elect and Embrace

Elect

Elect verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.
Usage example: I've elected to study French as my foreign language

Embrace and elect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Embrace" instead a verb "Elect".

Embrace

Embrace verb - To receive or accept gladly or readily.
Usage example: the exchange student was gratified to be so quickly embraced by people of the small rural community

Elect and embrace are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elect" instead a verb "Embrace".

Nearby Words: embraced, embracing

Common collocations

death elect death embrace death
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