espouse
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Collins Definition
Verb
espoused, past tense; espoused, past participle; espouses, 3rd person singular present; espousing, present participle;
/iˈspouz/,
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espoused, past tense; espoused, past participle; espouses, 3rd person singular present; espousing, present participle;
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Adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life)
- - he turned his back on the modernism he had espoused in his youth
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Marry
- - Edward had espoused the Lady Grey
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(of a woman) Be engaged to (a particular man)
Web Definitions:
- adopt: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
- marry: take in marriage
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
- (espousal) bridal: archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
- (espousal) betrothal: the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
- (espousal) adoption: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
- Betrothal (also called espousal) is a formal state of engagement to be married.
- To become/get married to; To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause)
- (espousal) A betrothal; A wedding ceremony; Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea
- (v) - to support, to advocate; to marry
- to give one's support to