espouse
11espouse — verb Espouse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑belief, ↑idea, ↑ideal, ↑ideology, ↑philosophy, ↑view, ↑virtue …
12espouse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. wed; champion, advocate. See marriage, support. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To support] Syn. advocate, adopt, take up, uphold; see adopt 2 , support 2 . 2. [To take as a spouse] Syn. marry, wed,… …
13espouse — es|pouse [ıˈspauz] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: espouser, from Latin sponsus; SPOUSE] formal to support an idea, belief etc, especially a political one espouse a cause/policy etc ▪ He espoused a variety of scientific, social and… …
14espouse — [15] Etymologically, to espouse something is the same as to sponsor it. Both words go back ultimately to Latin spondēre ‘promise solemnly’. From it developed late Latin spōnsāre, which produced Old French espouser, source of the English verb. It… …
15espouse — [[t]ɪspa͟ʊz[/t]] espouses, espousing, espoused VERB If you espouse a particular policy, cause, or belief, you become very interested in it and give your support to it. [FORMAL] [V n] She ran away with him to Mexico and espoused the revolutionary… …
16espouse — verb (T) formal to support an idea, belief etc especially a political one: This government claims to espouse the principle of freedom of choice. espousal noun (singular, uncountable) …
17espouse — verb do you espouse the political beliefs of your parents? Syn: adopt, embrace, take up, accept, welcome; support, back, champion, favor, prefer, encourage; promote, endorse, advocate Ant: reject …
18espouse — /əsˈpaʊz / (say uhs powz), /ɛs / (say es ) verb (t) (espoused, espousing) 1. to make one s own, adopt, or embrace, as a cause: *the Al Ma unah cult, which espouses self defence and Jihad, or Holy War –aap news, 2000. 2. to take in marriage; marry …
19espousé — L espousé ou espousée, Nympha, Sponsa. Le lict de l espousée, et aussi le lict où couchent le mari et la femme ensemble, Genialis torus, siue lectus. Mener l espousée vers son mari à la forme ancienne, Deducere sponsam marito. Quand le mari meine …
20espouse — To engage to marry; to give or bestow in marriage; to engage in the defense of another; as, to espouse his cause …
