espouse
31espouse — v 1. adopt, embrace, take up, assume, make one s own; elect, choose, opt for, enlist under the banners of; champion, advocate, defend, stand up for, stick up for, side with; support, uphold, maintain, sustain, back up, second; work for, abet,… …
32espouse — es·pouse …
33espouse — [ɪˈspaʊz] verb [T] formal to support an idea, principle, or belief …
34espouse — es•pouse [[t]ɪˈspaʊz, ɪˈspaʊs[/t]] v. t. poused, pous•ing 1) to adopt or embrace, as a cause 2) to marry 3) to give (a woman) in marriage • Etymology: 1425–75; < MF espouser < L spōnsāre to betroth es•pous′er, n …
35espouse — v.tr. 1 adopt or support (a cause, doctrine, etc.). 2 archaic a (usu. of a man) marry. b (usu. foll. by to) give (a woman) in marriage. Derivatives: espouser n. Etymology: ME f. OF espouser f. L sponsare f. sponsus past part. of spondere betroth …
36re-espouse — …
37Espoused — Espouse Es*pouse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Espoused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Espousing}.] [OF. espouser, esposer, F. [ e]pouser, L. sponsare to betroth, espouse, fr. sponsus betrothed, p. p. of spondere to promise solemnly or sacredly. Cf. {Spouse}.] 1.… …
38Espousing — Espouse Es*pouse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Espoused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Espousing}.] [OF. espouser, esposer, F. [ e]pouser, L. sponsare to betroth, espouse, fr. sponsus betrothed, p. p. of spondere to promise solemnly or sacredly. Cf. {Spouse}.] 1.… …
39espouser — Espouser. v. a. Prendre en mariage. Il a espousé une telle. elle ne l a pas voulu espouser. il veut l espouser en face d Eglise. ils ont fait long temps l amour, à la fin ils se sont espousez. Il est quelquefois neutre. Le contract est passé,… …
40Polygamy and the Latter Day Saint movement — Historically, one of the defining characteristics of much of the Latter Day Saint movement was the doctrine and practice of polygamy or later referred to as plural marriage, a type of polygyny. [Citation|author=anonymous|title=History of… …
