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Meaning of espouse in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪˈspaʊz/

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  1. 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. 2. take in marriage
  3. 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 »

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