Verb: espouse e'spawz
- Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
"She espoused Catholicism";
- embrace, adopt
- Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
"The candidate espouses Republican ideals";
- adopt, follow
- [archaic] Take in marriage
"she wasn't so keen to espouse him";
- marry, get married, wed, conjoin [formal], hook up with [informal], get hitched with [informal], hitch up [informal], get hitched [informal], tie the knot [informal]
Derived forms: espouses, espousing, espoused
Type of: accept, choose, pick out, select, take, unify, unite
Encyclopedia: Espouse