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Espouse Common

Espouse has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

"She followed the feminist movement"

"The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

3

take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

"She embraced Catholicism"

"They adopted the Jewish faith"

4

To become/get married to.

Example Sentences
"She followed the feminist movement" verb
"The candidate espouses Republican ideals" verb
"She embraced Catholicism" verb
"They adopted the Jewish faith" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
choose unite accept
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
adhere inmarry mismarry wive intermarry remarry take up
Rhyming Words
use cuse duse fuse euse ruse muse suse ause ouse zuse cause v use meuse kouse couse bouse druse mouse pause
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