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"