Espouse - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪˈspaʊz|
Brit.
|ɪˈspaʊz|
verb
- choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans (syn: adopt, follow)
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own (syn: adopt, embrace, sweep up)
The candidate espouses Republican ideals
- take in marriage (syn: conjoin, marry, wed)- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own (syn: adopt, embrace, sweep up)
Extra examples
The new theory has been espoused by many leading physicists.
Those espousing unpopular views were often excluded.
He espoused a variety of scientific, social and political causes.
The candidate espouses Republican ideals
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: espouse
he/she/it: espouses
present participle: espousing
past tense: espoused
past participle: espoused
I/you/we/they: espouse
he/she/it: espouses
present participle: espousing
past tense: espoused
past participle: espoused
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