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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-spouz, ih-spous
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈspaʊz, ɪˈspaʊs

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Définition of espousing

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
Example sentences :
  • Every boy of his acquaintance was ardent in espousing one side or the other.
  • Extract from : « Southern Stories » by Various
  • St. Pierre then resolved on espousing the cause of the Poles.
  • Extract from : « Paul and Virginia » by Bernardin de Saint Pierre
  • So admirable a wife was to be pardoned for espousing an old man.
  • Extract from : « The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Spain had to pay heavily for her rashness in espousing the French cause.
  • Extract from : « The Political History of England - Vol. X. » by William Hunt
  • Espousing the cause of the Loyalists, he was forced to leave for England.
  • Extract from : « Historic Homes » by Mary H. Northend
  • Women of no other nation have this mania for espousing aliens.
  • Extract from : « Worldly Ways and Byways » by Eliot Gregory
  • By espousing the cause of the lower classes, the latter also remained lower.
  • Extract from : « H. R. » by Edwin Lefevre
  • The opportunities for espousing millionaires and ministers of state are countless.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Prohack » by E. Arnold Bennett
  • Liosha, espousing his cause warmly, gave him the latter at once.
  • Extract from : « Jaffery » by William J. Locke
  • "You spoke of Sharon's warm way of espousing causes," said I to Eastman.
  • Extract from : « The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories » by Owen Wister

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