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espouse

verbid 8111·updated Jun 3, 2026
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take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

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Variants

synonym
embracefollowwed
pasttense
espoused
presentparticiple
espousing
thirdpersonsingular
espouses
pastparticiple
espoused

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
§2
choose and follow
§3
take in marriage
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

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