embrace
embrace Lexical Profile
embrace Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To accept or support a belief, theory, or change willingly and enthusiastically.
"Many educators have begun to embrace interactive digital tools in the classroom."
To hold someone closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection.
"She stepped forward to embrace her daughter after the graduation ceremony."
To include or contain something as a constituent part.
"The interdisciplinary course is designed to embrace elements of history, philosophy, and literature."
• noun
An act of holding someone closely in one's arms, typically as a gesture of affection.
"The two old friends shared a warm embrace at the train station."
An act of accepting or supporting something willingly or enthusiastically.
"The company's rapid embrace of renewable energy set a new standard for the industry."
• Rhymes for embrace
Word Origin & Etymology
Entered Middle English from Old French embracer, literally meaning 'to take into one's arms,' derived from the prefix en- ('in') and bras ('arm'), ultimately from Latin bracchium.