v. 1
To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
v. 2
To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
v. 3
To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
I wholeheartedly embrace the new legislation.
v. 4
To submit to; to undergo.

Related words

Forms

Past participle: embraced
e.g. embraced → encompassed, embodied, comprehended, included…

Embrace, Caress or Fondle?

To caress is less than to embrace; more dignified and less familiar than to fondle.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

incorporate He has to incorporate Berber in his everyday life.
comprehend This theory is too difficult for me to comprehend.
encompass Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.
embody I see your confidence and wish to embody the same.
hug I cannot hug Taninna. She doesn't love me anymore.
cling I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

3 letters: hug¹
4 letters: hold¹, lock¹, clip¹, fold¹
5 letters: close¹, press¹, cover², adopt², cling¹, clasp¹, bosom², twine¹
6 letters: choose¹, accept², cuddle², embody³, caress², enfold², infold
7 letters: include², welcome², address², receive², contain², involve², squeeze¹, enclose², espouse², entwine²
8 letters: surround², comprise², encircle³
9 letters: encompass³
10 letters: comprehend³
11 letters: incorporate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover² = 2 syllables).