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Meaning of espouse in English
Pronunciation
/ɪˈspaʊz/
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Verb
espouse
Etymology
late Middle English (in the sense ‘take as a spouse’): from Old French espouser, from Latin sponsare, from sponsus‘betrothed’, past participle of spondere
Definitions
1.
choose and follow
Examples
« as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans »
« She followed the feminist movement »
« The candidate espouses Republican ideals »
2.
take in marriage
3.
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Examples
« She embraced Catholocism »
« They adopted the Jewish faith »