WORD

embrace:
[em-breys]

1. to take or clasp (another person) in the arms, or to clasp each other,
as in affection, greeting, etc.
2. to accept (an opportunity, challenge, etc.) willingly or eagerly
3. to take up (a new idea, faith, etc.); adopt
4. to comprise or include as an integral part
5. to encircle or enclose

Origin:
c.1300 from O.Fr. embracer "clasp in the arms, enclose," from en-"in" + brace "the arms," from L. bracchium