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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ih-spouz, ih-spous |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈspaʊz, ɪˈspaʊs |
Definition of espouse
Origin :- mid-15c., "to take as spouse, marry," from Old French espouser "marry, take in marriage, join in marriage" (11c., Modern French épouser), from Latin sponsare, past participle of spondere (see espousal).
- Extended sense of "adopt, embrace" a cause, party, etc., is from 1620s. Related: Espoused; espouses; espousing. For initial e-, see especial.
- verb stand up for; support
- verb marry
- Among the first to espouse the abolition doctrines was Judge Tilden.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- I wish the one you espouse at present, much joy of the acquisition it has made.'
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- Me, Morgan la fée, espouse one of these roistering, cursing foreigners?
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- He had said that he had changed his mind and should not continue to espouse the Thomas cause.
- Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- His clan were, however, anxious to espouse the cause of Charles Edward.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson
- I have need enough of forgiveness to espouse the softer argument.
- Extract from : « Simon Dale » by Anthony Hope
- Her wealth left her free to espouse the cause of womanhood at large.
- Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
- Nothing on earth would have induced March to espouse any cause warmly.
- Extract from : « The White Rose of Langley » by Emily Sarah Holt
- I will espouse its interests and its opinions: I will make myself beloved by it.
- Extract from : « Paul and Virginia » by Bernardin de Saint Pierre
- One is, that I hope through the English the cause I espouse may triumph.
- Extract from : « Paul Gerrard » by W.H.G. Kingston
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