I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ close , strong , tight , warm
▪
the comfort of her warm ~
▪ comforting , gentle , loving , sweet , tender
▪ passionate
▪ friendly , protective
▪ long , quick
VERB + EMBRACE
▪ be locked in , hold sb in
▪
They were locked in a passionate ~ on the station platform.
▪ tighten
▪
He closed his eyes and tightened his ~.
▪ feel
▪
She would give anything just to feel his warm ~ again.
▪ share
▪
The two friends shared one last ~.
▪ accept
▪
She accepted his warm ~.
▪ return ( esp. AmE )
▪
He returned the ~ for a moment.
▪ escape , escape from , free yourself from
▪
He managed to free himself from her ~.
▪ release sb from
▪
He released her from his ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in an ~
▪
two lovers in a tight ~
▪ into an ~
▪
He drew her into his ~.
II.
verb
1 put your arms around sb
ADVERB
▪ tightly , warmly
▪
He rose from his chair and ~d her warmly.
▪ gently , passionately
2 accept sth
ADVERB
▪ genuinely , really , truly
▪
the only party which fully ~s the concept of democracy
▪ completely , fully
▪ widely ( esp. AmE )
▪
Soccer has become more widely ~d by Americans.
▪ eagerly , enthusiastically , happily , passionately , readily , warmly , wholeheartedly , with enthusiasm
▪
She ~d the feminist cause with enthusiasm.
▪ increasingly
▪ openly , publicly
Embrace is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ capitalism , ↑ cause , ↑ change , ↑ communism , ↑ concept , ↑ creed , ↑ culture , ↑ diversity , ↑ doctrine , ↑ future , ↑ heritage , ↑ idea , ↑ ideal , ↑ ideology , ↑ movement , ↑ philosophy , ↑ principle , ↑ reform , ↑ religion , ↑ revolution , ↑ role , ↑ technology , ↑ view , ↑ vision , ↑ whole