abbracciare

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to embrace, to hug
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to wrap
  3. (figuratively, transitive) to surround
  4. (figuratively, transitive) to span
  5. (figuratively, transitive) to adopt, to follow (a faith, profession, cause, etc.)

Synonyms

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
ab‧brac‧cià‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ab.bratˈt͡ʃa.re/
Etymology

From a- + braccio (“arm”) + -are, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *adbracchiāre, from Latin ad- + bracchium + -o. Compare Spanish abrazar.

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