Tra từ embrace - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. em·brace [embrace embraces embraced embracing] BrE [ɪmˈbreɪs] NAmE [ɪmˈbreɪs] verb
1. intransitive, transitive (formal)to put your arms around sb as a sign of love or friendship
Syn: ↑hug
•They embraced and promised to keep in touch.
•~ sb She embraced her son warmly.
2. ~ sth (formal)to accept an idea, a proposal, a set of beliefs, etc, especially when it is done with enthusiasm
•to embrace democracy/feminism/Islam
•It is unlikely that such countries will embrace capitalist ideas.
3. ~ sth (formal)to include sth
•The talks embraced a wide range of issues.
•The word ‘mankind’ embraces men, women and children.
Verb forms:

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

Example Bank:
•He drew her into his embrace.
•He managed to free himself from her embrace.
•He released her from his embrace.
•He returned the embrace for a moment.
•She accepted his warm embrace.
•She would give anything just to feel his warm embrace again.
•The two friends shared one last embrace.
•They were locked in a passionate embrace on the station platform.
•the comfort of her warm embrace
•two lovers in a tight embrace
•She tried to escape from his embrace.

Example Bank:
•He rose from his chair and embraced her warmly.
•She embraced the feminist cause with enthusiasm.
•Soccer has become more widely embraced by Americans.
•the only party which fully embraces the concept of a united Europe
•Decisions were made by reaching a consensus embracing all sectors of the financial community.
•They embraced and wept and promised to keep in touch.

▪ II. em·brace noun countable, uncountable
•He held her in a warm embrace.
•There were tears and embraces as they said goodbye.
•the country's eager embrace of modern technology
Main entry: ↑embrace_derived