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1. The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
   - embrace, embracement

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

Derived forms: embracings

Type of: accept, clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold, include

Encyclopedia: Embracing