1. (noun)
embrace, embracing, embracement
- the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) Synonyms: embracement, bosom, embracing, embrace
2. (noun)
embrace
- the state of taking in or encircling Synonyms: embracement, bosom, embracing
3. (noun)
embrace, bosom
- a close affectionate and protective acceptance Synonyms: heart, bosom, embrace, boob, knocker, embracement, tit, embracing, titty, breast
4. (verb)
embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory Synonyms: wrap up, compass, get over, embrace, hug, insure, plow, espouse, enshroud, dig, compensate, breed, encompass, shroud, continue, sweep up, treat, hatch, adopt, report, extend, cut across, brood, squeeze, deal, grasp, incubate, underwrite, overcompensate, address, spread over, hide, get the picture, traverse, apprehend, pass over, bosom, comprehend, handle, perceive, overlay, cover, savvy, cross, cut through, grok, get across, cover up, track
6. (verb)
espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own Synonyms: embrace, adopt, hook up with, acquire, marry, sweep, cover, get hitched with, dramatize, wed, hug, take up, comprehend, assume, get married, embroil, take in, encompass, follow, squeeze, sweep up, conjoin, bosom, take, take over, dramatise, drag in, borrow, espouse, take on, drag, tangle