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Meaning of 'espouse'
Meaning of 'espouse' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Espouse 
[ v. t.]
- To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse. [ v. t.]- To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry.
- To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.
Meaning of 'espouse' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. espouse [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Example in sentence:
- She embraced Catholicism;
- They adopted the Jewish faith
Meaning (2):
- choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
Example in sentence:
- She followed the feminist movement;
- The candidate espouses Republican ideals
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