vt to fasten on, as armor.
2. embrace ·vi to join in an embrace.
3. embrace ·noun to attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or court.
4. embrace ·noun to cling to; to cherish; to love.
5. embrace ·noun intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the bosom; clasp; hug.
6. embrace ·noun to accept; to undergo; to submit to.
7. embrace ·noun to clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
8. embrace ·noun to seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with cordiality; to welcome.
9. embrace ·noun to encircle; to encompass; to inclose.
10. embrace ·noun to include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in; as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.