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English verb: espouse | |||
| 1. | espouse (possession) choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans | ||
| Samples | She followed the feminist movement. The candidate espouses Republican ideals. | ||
| Synonyms | adopt, follow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adhere, stick | ||
| Verb group | abide by, comply, follow | ||
| 2. | espouse (social) take in marriage | ||
| Synonyms | conjoin, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unify, unite | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | inmarry, intermarry, mismarry, remarry, wive, wive | ||
| Verb group | marry, splice, tie, wed | ||
| 3. | espouse (cognition) take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | ||
| Samples | She embraced Catholicism. They adopted the Jewish faith. | ||
| Synonyms | adopt, embrace, sweep up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accept | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on, take up | ||
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