Antonyms for espousing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ih-spouz, ih-spous |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈspaʊz, ɪˈspaʊs |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for espousing
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