espouse

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪˈspaʊz/ or /ɪˈspaʊs/

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Verb

Plain form espouse

Third-person singular espouses

Past tense espoused

Past participle espoused

Present participle espousing

1. (transitive) If you espouse a person, you marry them.
2. (transitive) (figurative) If you espouse something, you accept or support it.