embrace (/ɪmˈbreɪs/)
verb · Intermediate · Emotions & Feelings
🔊 /ɪmˈbreɪs/
Meaning
Meaning: to accept willingly
To embrace is to accept or support something willingly and enthusiastically. Speakers urge people to embrace change or uncertainty.
Examples
🗣 We must embrace failure as part of learning.
Etymology
From Old French ’embracer’, meaning to take into one’s arms.
How & Where It’s Used
Common in talks urging acceptance of change or new ideas.
Tags: acceptance, attitude