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Detailed Synonyms for espouse in English

espouse:

to espouse verb (espouses, espoused, espousing)

  1. to espouse
    to marry; to get married; be married; to espouse; to wed
    • marry verb (marries, married, marrying)
    • get married verb (gets married, got married, getting married)
    • be married verb
    • espouse verb (espouses, espoused, espousing)
    • wed verb (weds, wedded, wedding)
  2. to espouse
    – take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own 1
    to embrace; to adopt; to espouse; to sweep up
    – take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own 1
    • embrace verb (embraces, embraced, embracing)
      • She embraced Catholicism1
    • adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)
      • They adopted the Jewish faith1
    • espouse verb (espouses, espoused, espousing)
    • sweep up verb (sweeps up, swept up, sweeping up)
  3. to espouse
    – choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans 1
    to adopt; to follow; to espouse
    – choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans 1
    • adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)
    • follow verb (follows, followed, following)
      • She followed the feminist movement1
    • espouse verb (espouses, espoused, espousing)
      • The candidate espouses Republican ideals1
  4. to espouse
    – take in marriage 1
    to espouse; to marry; to wed; to get married; conjoin; get hitched with; hook up with
    – take in marriage 1

Conjugations for espouse:

present
  1. espouse
  2. espouse
  3. espouses
  4. espouse
  5. espouse
  6. espouse
simple past
  1. espoused
  2. espoused
  3. espoused
  4. espoused
  5. espoused
  6. espoused
present perfect
  1. have espoused
  2. have espoused
  3. has espoused
  4. have espoused
  5. have espoused
  6. have espoused
past continuous
  1. was espousing
  2. were espousing
  3. was espousing
  4. were espousing
  5. were espousing
  6. were espousing
future
  1. shall espouse
  2. will espouse
  3. will espouse
  4. shall espouse
  5. will espouse
  6. will espouse
continuous present
  1. am espousing
  2. are espousing
  3. is espousing
  4. are espousing
  5. are espousing
  6. are espousing
subjunctive
  1. be espoused
  2. be espoused
  3. be espoused
  4. be espoused
  5. be espoused
  6. be espoused
diverse
  1. espouse!
  2. let's espouse!
  3. espoused
  4. espousing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "espouse":

  • espousing

Alternate Synonyms for "espouse":


Related Definitions for "espouse":

  1. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own1
  2. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans1
    • The candidate espouses Republican ideals1
  3. take in marriage1