Synonyms for espouse
ɪˈspaʊz, ɪˈspaʊses·pouse

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1. adopt, follow, espouseverb

   choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

   "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

   Synonyms:
   conform to, take in, embrace, play along, acquire, travel along, keep an eye on, fall out, sweep up, take, adopt, hook up with, borrow, comply, come after, assume, abide by, survey, take over, be, watch over, pursue, take after, keep up, get hitched with, get married, wed, watch, keep abreast, follow, marry, stick to, observe, surveil, conjoin, dramatise, succeed, accompany, come, postdate, take on, trace, stick with, dramatize, take up

2. marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouseverb

   take in marriage

   Synonyms:
   follow, hook up with, get hitched with, conjoin, wed, tie, sweep up, adopt, marry, join, get married, splice, embrace

3. espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep upverb

   take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

   "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

   Synonyms:
   embrace, adopt, hook up with, acquire, marry, sweep, cover, get hitched with, dramatize, wed, hug, take up, comprehend, assume, get married, embroil, take in, encompass, follow, squeeze, sweep up, conjoin, bosom, take, take over, dramatise, drag in, borrow, take on, drag, tangle

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1. • Accept
   • Choose
   • Unite

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. espouseverb

   Synonyms:
   betroth, promise marriage with

2. espouseverb

   Synonyms:
   marry, wed, join in wedlock

3. espouseverb

   Synonyms:
   adopt, defend, embrace, maintain, support

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1. Valeriya Lutkovskaya:

   People are afraid to express their opinion, they feel fear for their life and future, fear to espouse their faith and speak in their native language.

2. Swarthmore President Valerie Smith:

   We have heard heartbreaking stories from students who feel unwelcome to the point of wanting to transfer out of our community. Those stories have come from across the spectrum of our student body -- from student protesters to Delta Upsilon, stories such as these reflect our failure to realize the values we so often espouse.

3. Jacindamania Ardern:

   I've said many times that we are a nation of 200 ethnicities, 160 languages, we open our doors to others and say welcome. The only thing that must change after the events of Friday is that this same door must close on all of those who espouse hate and fear.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   Now, extreme views about women, we expect that from some of the terrorist groups, we expect that from people who don't want to live in the modern world, but it's a little hard to take from Republicans who want to be the president of the United States, yet they espouse out of date, out of touch policies. They are dead wrong for 21st century America. We are going forward, we are not going back.

5. Doug Jones:

   You can espouse these crazy theories, but you've got to connect the dots to somebody trying to put something into action.