Espouse Definition in a Sentence
espouse
adopt; champion, advocate: espouse a plan; to marry
Not to be confused with:
expound – explain; state in detail: to expound a theory
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es·pouse
(ĭ-spouz′)tr.v. es·poused, es·pous·ing, es·pous·es
1. To adhere to or advocate: espoused a contrarian viewpoint.
2.
a. To take in marriage; marry.
b. To give (a woman) in marriage.
[Middle English espousen, to marry, from Old French espouser, from Latin spōnsāre, frequentative of spondēre, to betroth; see spend- in Indo-European roots.]
es·pous′er n.
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espouse
(ɪˈspaʊz)vb (tr)
1. to adopt or give support to (a cause, ideal, etc): to espouse socialism.
2. archaic (esp of a man) to take as spouse; marry
[C15: from Old French espouser, from Latin spōnsāre to affiance, espouse]
esˈpouser n
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es•pouse
(ɪˈspaʊz, ɪˈspaʊs)v.t. -poused, -pous•ing.
1. to adopt or embrace, as a cause.
2. to marry.
3. to give (a woman) in marriage.
[1425–75; < Middle French espouser < Latin spōnsāre to betroth]
es•pous′er, n.
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espouse
Past participle: espoused
Gerund: espousing
| Imperative |
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| Present |
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| I espouse |
| you espouse |
| he/she/it espouses |
| we espouse |
| you espouse |
| they espouse |
| Preterite |
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| I espoused |
| you espoused |
| he/she/it espoused |
| we espoused |
| you espoused |
| they espoused |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am espousing |
| you are espousing |
| he/she/it is espousing |
| we are espousing |
| you are espousing |
| they are espousing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have espoused |
| you have espoused |
| he/she/it has espoused |
| we have espoused |
| you have espoused |
| they have espoused |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was espousing |
| you were espousing |
| he/she/it was espousing |
| we were espousing |
| you were espousing |
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| Past Perfect |
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| I had espoused |
| you had espoused |
| he/she/it had espoused |
| we had espoused |
| you had espoused |
| they had espoused |
| Future |
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| I will espouse |
| you will espouse |
| he/she/it will espouse |
| we will espouse |
| you will espouse |
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| I will have espoused |
| you will have espoused |
| he/she/it will have espoused |
| we will have espoused |
| you will have espoused |
| they will have espoused |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be espousing |
| you will be espousing |
| he/she/it will be espousing |
| we will be espousing |
| you will be espousing |
| they will be espousing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been espousing |
| you have been espousing |
| he/she/it has been espousing |
| we have been espousing |
| you have been espousing |
| they have been espousing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been espousing |
| you will have been espousing |
| he/she/it will have been espousing |
| we will have been espousing |
| you will have been espousing |
| they will have been espousing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been espousing |
| you had been espousing |
| he/she/it had been espousing |
| we had been espousing |
| you had been espousing |
| they had been espousing |
| Conditional |
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| I would espouse |
| you would espouse |
| he/she/it would espouse |
| we would espouse |
| you would espouse |
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| Past Conditional |
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| I would have espoused |
| you would have espoused |
| he/she/it would have espoused |
| we would have espoused |
| you would have espoused |
| they would have espoused |
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
| Verb | 1. |  espouse - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" abide by, comply, follow - act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules" adhere, stick - be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles" |
| 2. |  espouse - take in marriageunite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief inmarry - marry within one's own tribe or group; "The inhabitants of this isolated village tend to inmarry" mismarry - marry an unsuitable partner marry, splice, wed, tie - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" wive - marry a woman, take a wife wive - take (someone) as a wife intermarry - marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group remarry - marry, not for the first time; "After her divorce, she remarried her high school sweetheart" | |
| 3. | espouse - take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
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espouse
verb support, back, champion, promote, maintain, defend, adopt, take up, advocate, embrace, uphold, stand up for She ran away to Mexico and espoused the revolutionary cause.
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espouse
verb1. To join or be joined in marriage:
2. To take, as another's idea, and make one's own:
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Translations
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espouse
vt
(old, form) woman → sich vermählen mit, zur Frau nehmen; (= get betrothed to) → sich anverloben (+dat) (old); to become espoused to somebody → jdm angetraut/anverlobt werden
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Espouse Definition in a Sentence
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