v. Obs. [f. L. amplex- ppl. stem of amplect-i: see AMPLECT.] To embrace; = AMPLECT.
1543. T. Basil, in Strype, Eccl. Mem., I. I. l. 383. How many amplexed Christ for their sufficient Mediator and Advocate?
1542. Becon, Pathw. Prayer (1843), 141. The truth of God’s wisdom … is ever amplexed and received joyfully.
1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 264. Branches, which climbe up the adjoyning bushes, amplexing and implicating them.
