Employ and Embrace

Employ

Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.

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

Embrace

Embrace verb - To put one's arms around and press tightly.

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

Nearby Words: embraced, embracing

Common collocations

violence employ violence embrace violence
power employ power embrace power
style employ style embrace style
men employ men embrace men
Other words: technology, magic, powers, abilities, tropes, stereotypes.
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