Embrace and Junk

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Embrace verb - To take for one's own use (something originated by another).

Usage example: rap music came to be embraced by people who were far removed from the inner cities where it originated

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Junk is an antonym for embrace.

Nearby Words: embraced, embracing

Junk verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.

Usage example: we'll have to junk this old car

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Embrace is an antonym for junk.

Nearby Words: junking, junked, junker, junky, junkie

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