Definition of Espouse

Espouse

To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.

To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry.

To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.

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Espouse Quotations

I do not espouse the unitarian position. President Clinton's assertion of directive authority over administration, more than President Reagan's assertion of a general supervisory authority, raises serious constitutional questions.
Elena Kagan

The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man's right to his body, or woman's right to her soul.
Emma Goldman

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Espouse Translations

espouse in Italian is fiancheggiare
espouse in Spanish is apoyar, desposar
espouse in Swedish is gifta sig med

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