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- DictionaryEs·pouse/iˈspouz/
verb
- 1. adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life): "he turned his back on the modernism he had espoused in his youth"
- 2. marry: archaic "Edward had espoused the lady Grey"
adopt, embrace, espouse mean to take an opinion, policy, or practice as one's own. adopt implies accepting something created by another or foreign to one's nature. embrace implies a ready or happy acceptance. espouse adds an implication of close attachment to a cause and a sharing of its fortunes.
ESPOUSE definition: 1. to become involved with or support an activity or opinion: 2. to become involved with or…. Learn more.
Espouse definition: to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause.. See examples of ESPOUSE used in a sentence.
Use the verb espouse to describe the actions of someone who lives according to specific beliefs, such as your friends who espouse environmentalism and as a result walk whenever possible instead of taking the car.
ESPOUSE meaning: 1. to become involved with or support an activity or opinion: 2. to become involved with or…. Learn more.
1. to adopt or embrace, as a cause. 2. to marry. 3. to give (a woman) in marriage. [1425–75; < Middle French espouser < Latin spōnsāre to betroth] es•pous′er, n.
If you espouse a particular policy, cause, or belief, you become very interested in it and give your support to it. [ formal ] She ran away with him to Mexico and espoused the revolutionary cause.
