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1. Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
   "This group embraces a wide range of people from different backgrounds";
   - encompass, comprehend, cover
    
2. Hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
   "They embraced";
   - hug, bosom, squeeze
    
3. Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
   "She embraced Catholicism";
   - espouse, adopt, sweep up

1. The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
   - embracing, embracement
    
2. The state of taking in or encircling
   "an island in the embrace of the sea"
    
3. A close affectionate and protective acceptance
   "his willing embrace of new ideas";
   - bosom

Derived forms: embracing, embraces, embraced

Type of: accept, acceptance, acceptation, adoption, clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, espousal, grasp, grip, hold, include, inclusion

Encyclopedia: Embrace, extend, extinguish