Definition of "espouse" []

• To take in marriage; marry. (verb-transitive)
• To give (a woman) in marriage. (verb-transitive)
• To give one's loyalty or support to (a cause, for example); adopt. (verb-transitive)

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• "The solution you espouse is far, far worse than the supposed problem."
• "The stand that Pastor Hagee and Parsley espouse is not anything new or revelational as "new" or "recently"."
• "And unfettered advocacy for one, as you espouse, is clearly more Orwellian."