espouse

While these entities may find common cause in the act of sanctioning, they often espouse different goals.

Some espouse deaf culture as the better, more natural, way of life.

Meyerson is clearly perplexed by politicians who not only espouse principles but act according to them.

The right loves to bash New York's Citi Bike system, but bike share embodies the privatized, self-reliant ideals they espouse.

Instead I am going to write about the more interesting aspects of games: what sort of politics do they espouse?

This is the time when he was in correspondence with Modeste Mignon and wished to espouse that rich heiress.

He regretted that she should espouse the cause of this foreigner.

He was to proceed to France, espouse the bride in the king's name, and convey her to England.

The birds at length espouse his cause, assemble their forces, and bear him as their commander above the sky.

Catharine first wrote that Anjou "condescended" to marry Elizabeth; presently, that "he desired infinitely to espouse her."