What are some alternative words for espouse?
Synonyms for espouse
ɪˈspaʊz, ɪˈspaʊs
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Princeton's WordNet
adopt, follow, espouse(verb)
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
"She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
Synonyms:
conform to, take in, embrace, play along, acquire, travel along, keep an eye on, fall out, sweep up, take, adopt, hook up with, borrow, comply, come after, assume, abide by, survey, take over, be, watch over, pursue, take after, keep up, get hitched with, get married, wed, watch, keep abreast, follow, marry, stick to, observe, surveil, conjoin, dramatise, succeed, accompany, come, postdate, take on, trace, stick with, dramatize, take upmarry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse(verb)
take in marriage
Synonyms:
follow, hook up with, get hitched with, conjoin, wed, tie, sweep up, adopt, marry, join, get married, splice, embraceespouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up(verb)
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:
embrace, adopt, hook up with, acquire, marry, sweep, cover, get hitched with, dramatize, wed, hug, take up, comprehend, assume, get married, embroil, take in, encompass, follow, squeeze, sweep up, conjoin, bosom, take, take over, dramatise, drag in, borrow, take on, drag, tangle
Dictionary of English Synonymes
espouse(v. a.)
Synonyms:
betroth, promise marriage withespouse(v. a.)
Synonyms:
marry, wed, join in wedlockespouse(v. a.)
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#19 | be | |
#246 | take | |
#439 | join | |
#504 | come | |
#846 | cover | |
#871 | watch | |
#1164 | follow | |
#1207 | wed | |
#1288 | survey | |
#3354 | assume | |
#4607 | tie | |
#5119 | comply | |
#5503 | trace | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#6613 | drag | |
#6810 | acquire | |
#7546 | pursue | |
#7561 | succeed | |
#7591 | observe | |
#10795 | embrace | |
#10946 | marry | |
#11358 | borrow | |
#12312 | sweep | |
#12721 | accompany | |
#13787 | squeeze | |
#13972 | hug | |
#20259 | encompass | |
#21181 | comprehend | |
#25125 | splice | |
#32051 | bosom | |
#37220 | tangle | |
#71825 | espouse | |
#115292 | dramatize | |
#160224 | surveil | |
#227312 | postdate | |
#253369 | conjoin | |
#278396 | embroil |
How to use espouse in a sentence?
This is really coming down ideological lines, we're not just going to cut off one half of the population's ability to espouse their ideas or desires because the other side yells at us to do it.
It appears that, due to their strong religious beliefs, they are intolerant of those who do not espouse identical views. This includes other Christians.
It’s nice to see that our policies and what we espouse are resonating with people running for governor, the landscape is really shifting, and people are noticing it across the state.
There is a real danger, especially when the blockade is not resilient enough to hold back a political group that does not espouse our democracy's core values.
Victim-blaming rhetoric, which the Cambodian government has continued to espouse ... only further entrenches gender inequality and sustains an enabling environment for violence and impunity, without a genuine commitment to gender equality from all levels of government, the [plan] will have little impact on the lives of women in Cambodia.
Translations for espouse
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- تتبنىArabic
- поддържам, женя сеBulgarian
- heiraten, zum Mann nehmen, ehelichen, zur Frau nehmenGerman
- ενστερνίζομαι, ασπάζομαιGreek
- adepti, apogi, geedziĝi je, subteniEsperanto
- kannattaa, omaksuaFinnish
- épouser, adopterFrench
- ಸಂಗಾತಿKannada
- ondersteunen, met, tot man nemen, in het huwelijk treden, tot vrouw nemen, verdedigen, aannemen, trouwenDutch
- poślubić, ożenić się, wyjść za mążPolish
- apoiar, desposarPortuguese
- женитьсяRussian
- చేపట్టుTelugu
- زوجہUrdu
- 信奉Chinese
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