RhymeZone: embrace definitions

Definitions of embrace:

noun: a close affectionate and protective acceptance
Example: "His willing embrace of new ideas"
noun: the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
noun: the state of taking in or encircling
Example: "An island in the embrace of the sea"
verb: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
verb: hug, usually with fondness
Example: "They embraced"
verb: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Example: "She embraced Catholocism"