espouse
Use Espouse in a sentence
verb (used with object), es·poused, es·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 Middle English < Middle French espouser < Latin spōnsāre to betroth, espouse
1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French espouser < Latin spōnsāre to betroth, espouse
Related forms
es·pous·er, noun
un·es·poused, adjective
Synonyms
1. support, champion, advocate.
1. support, champion, advocate.
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| —vb | |
| 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] | |
| es'pouser | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
espouse
late 15c., "to take as spouse, marry," from O.Fr. espouser (Fr. épouser), from L. sponsare, pp. of spondere (see espousal). Extended sense of "adopt, embrace" a cause, party, etc., is from 1620s. Related: Espoused; espouses; espousing.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Espouse definition
(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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Example sentences
There is a lot of data around these days and no support anywhere for the position you espouse.
One way of demonstrating that they were truly wired was to espouse the paperless vision.
It is patently hilarious that we do not know the fundamental nature of gravitational force yet we espouse cerebralism.
What leaders encourage others to do must be congruent with the values they espouse and demonstrate through action.
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