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How to pronounce espouse in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms adopt, follow
Type of select, pick out, choose, take
Has types adhere, stick
Verb group abide by, comply, follow
Derivation espousal


The candidate espouses Republican ideals.
Type Words
Synonyms conjoin, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed
Type of unify, unite
Has types inmarry, remarry, intermarry, mismarry, wive
Verb group splice, tie, marry, wed
Type Words
Synonyms adopt, embrace, sweep up
Type of accept
Has types hook on, seize on, latch on, fasten on, take up

Examples of espouse

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Alexander said he believes the GOP is moving in the direction the Pauls espouse.
From the infowars.com
India's politicians need to espouse this vision and articulate it to the voters.
From the economist.com
This position allows me to espouse a concept that I embrace personally, as well.
From the democratandchronicle.com
We do not espouse, we do not consider, cutting back on what makes us what we are.
From the jsonline.com
Those who espouse Darwinian processes should themselves be exposed to the same.
From the guardian.co.uk
The push to make us all just human has two benefits for people who espouse it.
From the washingtonpost.com
Unlike his predecessor, Mr Gormez is said to espouse rigid views on the headscarf.
From the economist.com
This raw data can be easily spun in a certain way to espouse a certain view point.
From the smallwarsjournal.com
The word is democracy, which Western European Communists now claim to espouse.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Adopt: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
  • Marry: take in marriage
  • Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
  • (espousal) bridal: archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
  • (espousal) betrothal: the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
  • (espousal) adoption: the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance"
  • Betrothal (also called espousal) is a formal state of engagement to be married.
  • (espousal) A betrothal; A wedding ceremony; Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea
  • (v) - to support, to advocate; to marry