v., -braced, -brac·ing, -brac·es.

v.tr.

1. To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection.
2. 1. To surround; enclose: We allowed the warm water to embrace us.
   2. To twine around: a trellis that was embraced by vines.
3. To include as part of something broader. See synonyms at include.
4. To take up willingly or eagerly: embrace a social cause.
5. To avail oneself of: “I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn't embrace” (Henry James).

v.intr.

To join in an embrace.

n.

1. An act of holding close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection; a hug.
2. An enclosure or encirclement: caught in the jungle's embrace.
3. Eager acceptance: your embrace of Catholicism.

[Middle English embracen, from Old French embracer : en-, in; see en–¹ + brace, the two arms; see brace.]

embraceable em·brace'a·ble adj.
embracement em·brace'ment n.

verb

1. To put one's arms around affectionately: clasp, enfold, hold, hug, press, squeeze. Slang clinch. Archaic bosom, clip², embosom. See touch/not touch.
2. To have as a part: comprehend, comprise, contain, embody, encompass, have, include, involve, subsume, take in. See include/exclude.
3. To receive (something given or offered) willingly and gladly: accept, take (up), welcome. See accept/reject.
4. To take, as another's idea, and make one's own: adopt, espouse, take on, take up. See accept/reject, give/take/reciprocity.

noun

The act of embracing: clasp, hug, squeeze. Slang clinch. See touch/not touch.

v

Definition: hold tightly in one's arms
Antonyms: let go, release

v

Definition: include in one's beliefs; take into account
Antonyms: disbelieve, distrust, exclude, reject, shun

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IN BRIEF: To hug. Also: To take up in a serious way.

Don't fear change, embrace it. — Anthony D'Angelo.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - omfavne, omgive, omslutte, tage imod med åbne arme, tage op, omfatte, begribe
v. intr. - holde om hinanden
n. - omfavnelse, favntag

Nederlands (Dutch)
omhelzen, koesteren, omsluiten, iets graag doen/beginnen/ accepteren, omvatten, gelijk zijn aan, in zich opnemen, omhelzing, grip, acceptatie

Français (French)
v. tr. - embrasser, étreindre, enlacer, (fig) embrasser (une religion, une cause), saisir (une opportunité), profiter (d'une offre), inclure (un sujet, une hypothèse), englober (un thème, une période), renfermer (un sujet, des idées)
v. intr. - s'étreindre, s'embrasser
n. - embrassade, étreinte, enlacement

Deutsch (German)
v. - umarmen, annehmen, umfassen
n. - Umarmung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αγκαλιάζω, εναγκαλίζομαι, ενστερνίζομαι, ασπάζομαι (ιδέες κ.λπ.), (συμ)περιλαμβάνω, περικλείω
n. - αγκάλιασμα, εναγκαλισμός, περίπτυξη, ασπασμός

Italiano (Italian)
racchiudere, abbracciare, abbraccio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - abraçar, abranger, adotar (causa, doutrina)
n. - abraço (m)

Русский (Russian)
обнимать, воспринять, включать, охватывать, объятие

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - contener, comprender, abrazar, estrechar
v. intr. - abrazarse
n. - abrazo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - omfamna, gripa, gå över till
n. - omfamning

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
拥抱, 包含, 互相拥抱

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 擁抱, 包含, 互相擁抱
v. intr. - 擁抱
n. - 擁抱

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 포옹하다, 받아들이다, 종사하다, 포함하다, 둘러싸다, 알아차리다
v. intr. - 서로 껴안다
n. - 포옹, 성교

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 抱き締める, 抱擁する, 抱き合う, 含む, 捕らえる, 奉ずる, 見て取る
n. - 抱擁

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعانق, يعتنق (الاسم) عناق, قبول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חיבק, קיבל, כלל, הקיף, אימץ‬
v. intr. - ‮התחבק, קיבל, כלל, הקיף, אימץ‬
n. - ‮חיבוק‬

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evenflo embrace	Mother's Embrace Music Box
Agate Angel Embrace Pendant	lladro a mothers embrace