Another word for 'embrace'?

Question

im talking about the verb 'embrace', when some one willingly accepts something, for example:

'he embraced the company's new working hours.'

does anyone know a word that could replace 'embrace' here? im looking for a word which is more positive than 'accept' - i basically want a word identical to 'embrace', which is not the word 'embrace'! does such a word exist?

the reason i need it is because im writing a poem and i used 'embrace' on the line just before it, and i 100% cannot change that line.

thank you

Answer 1

welcomed

Answer 2

engulf

Answer 3

embody and welcome.

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Answer 4

Clasp, hug, squeeze

Clasp, enfold, hold, hug, press, squeeze

Accept, adopt, caress, cherish, circumscribe, clasp, clinch, cling, clip, clutch, comprehend, comprise, cradle, cuddle, embody, embosom, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, espouse, fold, grasp, huddle, hug, include, incorporate, love, reach, snuggle, squeeze, support, twine, undertake, welcome

embody

Sorry that I might of repeated some.

Answer 5

Welcomed, accepted.

Answer 6

gum tastes good, and i like pie!!!!!

HI!!!!!!

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Answer 7

only thing i can come up is welcome..... not quite the same, maybe appreciate? depends on the context, really...

Answer 8

took on

adopted

welcomed

acknowledged

tolerated

acceded

agreed

consented

well theres a few words

Answer 9

welcome

Answer 10

We need to see the poem

Answer 11

adopt

encircle

contain  

- these all basically mean the same thing if you use them in an effective appropriate manner ....maybe if you had the small phrase context you wished to use the term in , it could help ...But these words have similar meanings .

Answer 12

hug

Answer 13

held tight

Answer 14

em·brace  

em·brace [em bráyss]

v (past em·braced, past participle em·braced, present participle em·brac·ing, 3rd person present singular em·brac·es)

1.  vti hug somebody: to hug somebody in your arms fondly, or hug each other fondly  

2.  vt make use of something: to welcome and take advantage of something eagerly or willingly  

3.  vt adopt something: to adopt or take up something, especially a belief or way of life  

4.  vt comprise something: to include something as part of a whole  

5.  vt surround something: to surround or enclose something (literary) (often passive)  

n (plural em·brac·es)

hug given: an affectionate or passionate hug  

[14th century. Via Old French embracer , literally “to take into your arms,” from, ultimately, Latin bracchium “arm” (source of English brace, bracelet, and bra).]

-em·brace·able, adj

-em·brace·ment, n

-em·brac·er, n

Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Answer 15

welcome?

Answer 16

The only thing I can come up with:

'he welcomed the company's new working hours.'

Answer 17

Cuddle, squeeze, clinch..... clasp, encompass, envelop.... Phew!

Answer 18

He welcomed etc

Answer 19

He devoured the company;s new working hours

He calmly ingested.....

Answer 20

took hold

grabbed

took a custom to

adapted

Answer 21

accept, adopt, caress, cherish, circumscribe, clasp, clinch, cling, clip, clutch, comprehend, comprise, cradle, cuddle, embody, embosom, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, espouse, fold, grasp, huddle, hug, include, incorporate, love, reach, snuggle, squeeze, support, twine, undertake, welcome

hope i helped!

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Answer 22

Hey

               encompass, would work?

               hold dearly

Answer 23

Its your poem and

you can make changes

if you want

embrace = hug = squeeze

Some sentences

I embrace

past tense I embraced

I hug

you hug

past tense

I hugged

you hugged

future tense hugs

With a hug is also squeeze

future squeezes

past tense squeezed