v.
   - hold closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection.
- accept or support (a belief or change) willingly.
- include or contain.
n.
 an act of embracing.
Derivative
  
    - embraceable adj.
- embracement n.
- embracer n.
 
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. embracer, based on L. in- ‘in’ + bracchium ‘arm’.