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Similarly, you may ask, what is the difference between hug and embrace?

The main difference is the level of affection shown in each. You would hug a family member or close friend as a sign of being pleased to see them, but you would embrace a lover, wife/husband or boy/girlfriend. To "embrace" can also mean to adopt a philosophy -- "She embraced shopping therapy with great enthusiasm."

Beside above, how do you use embrace in a sentence? embrace Sentence Examples

1. His embrace was warm and exciting.
2. He was about to embrace his friend, but Nicholas avoided him.
3. Embrace it like a new born child.
4. The three stood in an embrace, Sarah crying.
5. She melted in his embrace, returning his hungry kiss.

Subsequently, question is, what does a lover's embrace mean?

1 a person, now esp. a man, who has an extramarital or premarital sexual relationship with another person.

What is the synonym of Embrace?

SYNONYMS. hug, hold in one's arms, take in one's arms, hold, cuddle, clasp to one's bosom, clasp, squeeze, clutch, seize, grab. nuzzle, caress. enfold, enclasp, encircle, enclose, envelop, entwine oneself around.