Definition of "Embrace" :

noun: a close affectionate and protective acceptance

"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

"An island in the embrace of the sea."

verb: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

"She embraced Catholicism."

verb: hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

"They embraced."

verb: include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory