Have as one's sphere or territory

• As one heads for Mount Everest when climbing, cold as Skegness?
• Include as part of something broader
• Getting up in arms?
• Displaying affection wildly can be grim
• Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
• Include in scope
• Adopting eagerly
• The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) [syn: embrace ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Embrace \Em*brace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embraced ([e^]m*br[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Embracing ([e^]m*br[=a]"s[i^]ng).] [OE. embracier, F. embrasser; pref. em- (L. in) + F. bras arm. See Brace , n.] To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; ...