The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.
An act of enfolding or including.
Full acceptance (of something).
An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
To submit to; to undergo.