Embrace and Surround

Embrace

Embrace verb - To form a circle around.
Usage example: a sleepy village embraced by low hills

Surround is a synonym for embrace in contain topic. In some cases you can use "Surround" instead a verb "Embrace".

Nearby Words: embraced, embracing

Surround

Surround verb - To form a circle around.
Usage example: she was surrounded by cheering fans within moments of scoring the winning goal
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Synonyms for Surround

Embrace is a synonym for surround in contain topic. Sometimes you can use "Embrace" instead a verb "Surround".

Nearby Words: surrounded, surrounding

How words are described

good good embrace good surround

Common collocations

character embrace character surround character
part embrace part surround part
status embrace status surround status
way embrace way surround way
Other words: identity, powers, abilities.

Both words in one sentence

  • Attention Whore Fifth Poet: Apollo among master-cooks— Ragueneau: (whom they surround and embrace) Ah!
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