Embraces Crossword Clue
6 letters · New York Times · Thursday, July 16, 1998 · 22-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, July 16, 1998.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · July 16, 1998 · 22-Down · 6 letters
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take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
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