Espouse means to adopt or support a cause, idea, or belief, and also means to marry.
To adopt or support a cause, idea, belief, etc., or to marry.
| Front | espouse |
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| Back | verb 1. To adopt or support a cause, idea, belief, etc. 2. To marry. [From Old French espouser, from Latin sponsare (to betroth), from sponsus (betrothed). Ultimately from the Indo-European root spend- (to make an offering or perform a rite), which is also the source of sponsor, spouse, respond, and riposte. Earliest documented use: 1477.] “Chevy Eugene’s research focuses on the arts as a key tool for Caribbean integration -- an idea he not only espouses, but actively pursues.” - Time for a New Kind of Black Activism; Toronto Star (Canada); Apr 19, 2015. |
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