[ɛmˈbreɪs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection
(e.g: Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly)

- accept (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically
(e.g: besides traditional methods, artists are embracing new technology)

- include or contain (something) as a constituent part
(e.g: his career embraces a number of activities—composing, playing, and acting)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘encircle, surround, enclose’; formerly also as imbrace): from Old French embracer, based on Latin in- ‘in’ + bracchium ‘arm’

[ɛmˈbreɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of holding someone closely in one's arms
(e.g: they were locked in an embrace)

- an act of accepting something willingly or enthusiastically
(e.g: their eager embrace of foreign influences)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘encircle, surround, enclose’; formerly also as imbrace): from Old French embracer, based on Latin in- ‘in’ + bracchium ‘arm’