espouse
verb (used with object)
to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.
espouses
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present tense formof espouse (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He largely espouses esoteric prognostications of how 8 billion human deaths could be wrought by hostile machines, and even though many that admit this outcome is unlikely, it takes up a lot of their attention.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Opponents say RSS espouses Muslim hate, while the event organizer bills the gathering as a celebration of shared humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It espouses a very conservative view of the family, which it says should consist of "a father, a mother and as many children as possible."
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Courageous in his commitment to scientific truth, he espouses opinions that can strike us as elitist and illiberal today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
It is Polyneices who has come to crave his father's forgiveness and blessing, knowing by an oracle that victory will fall to the side that Oedipus espouses.
From Oedipus Trilogy by Francis Storr
