W: (v) embrace [Related to: embrace, embracing, embracement] (hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness) "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
S: (n) embrace (the state of taking in or encircling) "an island in the embrace of the sea"
S: (n) embrace, bosom (a close affectionate and protective acceptance) "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"
Verb
S: (v) embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover (include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory) "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"
S: (v) embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze (hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness) "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
S: (v) espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up (take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own) "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
S: (v) accept (consider or hold as true) "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
S: (v) acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know (accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority) "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
S: (v) espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up (take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own) "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
S: (v) believe (accept as true; take to be true) "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"
S: (v) receive (accept as true or valid) "He received Christ"