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ESPOUSE

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es⋅pouse

  [i-spouz, i-spous]
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–verb (used with object), -poused, -pous⋅ing.
1. to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.
2. to marry.
3. to give (a woman) in marriage.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < MF espouser < L spōnsāre to betroth, espouse

Related forms:
es⋅pous⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. support, champion, advocate.
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es·pouse   (ĭ-spouz')   
tr.v.   es·poused, es·pous·ing, es·pous·es

    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; see spend- in Indo-European roots.]
es·pous'er n.
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Espouse

(2 Sam. 3:14), to betroth. The espousal was a ceremony of betrothing, a formal agreement between the parties then coming under obligation for the purpose of marriage. Espousals are in the East frequently contracted years before the marriage is celebrated. It is referred to as figuratively illustrating the relations between God and his people (Jer. 2:2; Matt. 1:18; 2 Cor. 11:2). (See BETROTH.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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