Embrace
v.kind, hopefulwarm
What it means
To accept or welcome an idea, change, or person with genuine willingness.
Reach for it when describing active, open acceptance rather than passive tolerance
The club chose to embrace beginners by lending equipment and pairing mentors.
Choose between these
7- playful
lean into
when deliberate engagement with change suits an informal voice
not when The trendy phrase can sound glib around grief, identity, or lasting obligation.
- everyday
when consent or recognition is enough
not when Acceptance may be reluctant and lacks the wholehearted warmth of embrace.
- warm
when a person or arrival is received with gladness
not when Welcoming can be courteous at the door without accepting a deeper change.
- professional
adopt
when an idea becomes actual policy or practice
not when Adoption records a decision but not the emotional openness behind it.
- professional
when active public support goes beyond acceptance
not when Champion overstates matters if someone simply agrees to participate.
- formal
espouse
when publicly professing a belief is the point
not when Espouse concerns declared principles and may not lead to lived acceptance.
- literary
take to heart
when advice or meaning is accepted inwardly
not when This idiom fits personal reflection, not organizational adoption or social welcome.
Said against
4- reject
- resist
- shun
- oppose
It naturally appears in
3- embrace change
The workshop will embrace change without discarding methods that still work.
- embrace an opportunity
She decided to embrace an opportunity to study with the visiting conservator.
- fully embrace
The board can fully embrace accessibility only when the budget reflects it.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English verb, figurative verb sense meaning to accept willingly opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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