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espouse [ ih-spouz , ih-spous ] SHOW IPA
/ ÉŖĖspaŹz, ÉŖĖspaŹs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), esĀ·poused, esĀ·pousĀ·ing.
to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.
Archaic . to marry.
Archaic . to give or promise to give (a woman) in marriage.
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Origin of espouse First recorded in 1425ā75; late Middle English, from Middle French espouser , from Latin spÅnsÄre āto betroth, espouseā
OTHER WORDS FROM espouse esĀ·pousĀ·er, noun
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Words related to espouse adopt ,
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take on ,
take up
How to use espouse in a sentence We have sent our young to fight espousing these values, but we send them off to countries most Americans couldnāt locate on a map, and few really care about.
This, she said, was a walking back of the āfacial freedomā the administration had previously espouse d.
Duterte has recently started espousing vaccinations as the countryās way out of the crisis, but its inoculation program didnāt begin until March, using donated CoronaVac jabs from China.
Professors probably will start to āplay it down the middle,ā he said, and not address controversial viewpoints for fear of being accused of espousing them.
The constitutionās framework still espouse s gender-based discrimination, particularly surrounding citizenship.
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."
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British Dictionary definitions for espouse
verb (tr)
to adopt or give support to (a cause, ideal, etc) to espouse socialism
archaic (esp of a man) to take as spouse; marry
Derived forms of espouse espouser , noun Word Origin for espouse C15: from Old French espouser, from Latin spÅnsÄre to affiance, espouse
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