espouse
verb (used with object)
to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.
has espoused
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present perfectof espouse (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has espoused a vision of modernizing PayPal’s technology and slashing costs aggressively to reinvest in growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
In his 11 years as pontiff, Pope Francis has espoused some liberal ideals which have put him at odds with the more conservative currents within the Church.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024
The only downside for prosecutors in calling Powell is her credibility, given the wildness of the conspiracy theories she has espoused in the past.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2023
Cockburn and Bezhanishvili’s rollicking postgame interview after Illinois fended off the Buckeyes offered a glimpse into the tenets Underwood has espoused from the day he arrived in Champaign.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2021
The queen-mother has espoused Count Raoul, which has mightily displeased the king.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 by M. (François) Guizot
