verb / noun
embrace
im-BRAYSS/ɛmbrˈeɪs/
To hold someone closely within one's arms.
The mother embraces her son, wrapping her arms around him.
Etymology
The pieces give the image of taking someone “in the arms.” Willingly accepting an idea uses that same welcoming gesture figuratively: what is physically held close becomes something accepted as one's own.
In context
she says her yes she surrendered to God in such a level such a radicality that she was able to embrace the mystery day by day
More examples
- The brothers embraced after years apart.
- He pulled her into a warm embrace.
- They stood embracing until it was time to leave.
Forms
embrace · embraces · embraced · embracing