embrace
verb
[ ɪmˈbreɪs ]
• hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection.
• "Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly"
Similar:
hug,
take/hold in one's arms,
hold,
cuddle,
clasp to one's bosom,
clasp,
squeeze,
clutch,
seize,
grab,
nuzzle,
caress,
enfold,
enclasp,
encircle,
enclose,
envelop,
entwine oneself around,
canoodle,
smooch,
embosom,
• accept (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically.
• "besides traditional methods, artists are embracing new technology"
Similar:
welcome,
accept,
take up,
take to one's heart,
welcome/receive with open arms,
adopt,
support,
be in favour of,
back,
champion,
espouse,
• include or contain (something) as a constituent part.
• "his career embraces a number of activities—composing, playing, and acting"
Similar:
include,
take in,
cover,
involve,
take into account,
contain,
comprise,
incorporate,
encompass,
encapsulate,
embody,
subsume,
comprehend,
embrace
noun
• an act of holding someone closely in one's arms.
• "they were locked in an embrace"
Similar:
hug,
cuddle,
squeeze,
clasp,
hold,
clutch,
clinch,
nuzzle,
caress,
bear hug,
necking session,
• an act of accepting something willingly or enthusiastically.
• "their eager embrace of foreign influences"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘encircle, surround, enclose’; formerly also as imbrace ): from Old French embracer, based on Latin in- ‘in’ + bracchium ‘arm’.
