espouse meaning and definition

ESPOUSE verb

Definition of espouse (verb)

1. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
   • "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
   • synonyms: adopt, follow
2. take in marriage
   • synonyms: conjoin, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed
3. 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: adopt, embrace, sweep up