espouse

(ĭ-spouz')
tr.v., -poused, -pous·ing, -pous·es.

1. 1. To take in marriage; marry.
   2. To give (a woman) in marriage.
2. To give one's loyalty or support to (a cause, for example); adopt.

[Middle English espousen, from Old French espouser, from Latin spōnsāre, frequentative of spondēre, to betroth.]

espouser es·pous'er n.

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verb

1. To join or be joined in marriage: marry, mate, wed. Slang hitch. Idioms: tie the knot. See marriage/unmarried.
2. To take, as another's idea, and make one's own: adopt, embrace, take on, take up. See accept/reject, give/take/reciprocity.

v

Definition: marry
Antonyms: divorce

v

Definition: stand up for; support
Antonyms: forsake, reject

For a list of words related to espouse, see:

• Judgments Pro and Con - espouse: support position or cause
• Support, Encouragement, and Agreement - espouse: (vb) embrace or adopt a cause

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See words rhyming with "espouse."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - antage, forsvare, vie sine kræfter til, ægte, give til ægte

Nederlands (Dutch)
steunen, trouwen

Français (French)
v. tr. - épouser (une cause), embrasser, épouser (qn) (arch)

Deutsch (German)
v. - eintreten für, ehelichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παντρεύω/-ομαι, (μτφ.) ενστερνίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
abbracciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desposar, abraçar uma causa

Русский (Russian)
поддерживать, отстаивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - abrazar, adoptar, casarse con, desposarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ansluta sig till, hylla, äkta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
支持, 嫁娶, 赞成

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 支持, 嫁娶, 贊成

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 장가들다, (이론 등을) 지지하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 支持する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعتنق, يتزوج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תמך ב, דגל ב-, התחתן‬

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