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espouses


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  espouse 
 
  3  senses  of  espouse 
 
  Sense  1 
  adopt,  follow  espouse 
  =>  adhere 
 
  Sense  2 
  marry,  get  married,  wed,  conjoin,  hook  up  with  get  hitched  with  espouse 
  =>  inmarry 
  =>  mismarry 
  =>  wive 
  =>  wive 
  =>  intermarry 
  =>  remarry 
 
  Sense  3 
  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up 
  =>  take  up  latch  on  fasten  on  hook  on  seize  on 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  espouse 
 
  3  senses  of  espouse 
 
  Sense  1 
  adopt,  follow  espouse 
  =>  adhere 
 
  Sense  2 
  marry,  get  married,  wed,  conjoin,  hook  up  with  get  hitched  with  espouse 
  =>  inmarry 
  =>  mismarry 
  =>  wive 
  =>  wive 
  =>  intermarry 
  =>  remarry 
 
  Sense  3 
  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up 
  =>  take  up  latch  on  fasten  on  hook  on  seize  on 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  espouse 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  espouse 
 
  3  senses  of  espouse 
 
  Sense  1 
  adopt,  follow  espouse 
  =>  choose  take  select,  pick  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  marry,  get  married,  wed,  conjoin,  hook  up  with  get  hitched  with  espouse 
  =>  unite,  unify 
 
  Sense  3 
  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up 
  =>  accept 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  espouse 
 
  espouse  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  espouse 
 
  Sense  1 
  adopt,  follow  espouse 
  =>  choose  take  select,  pick  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  marry,  get  married,  wed,  conjoin,  hook  up  with  get  hitched  with  espouse 
  =>  unite,  unify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up 
  =>  accept 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  espouse 
 
  The  verb  espouse  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  adopt,  follow  espouse  --  (choose  and  follow  as  of  theories,  ideas,  policies,  strategies  or  plans;  "She  followed  the  feminist  movement";  "The  candidate  espouses  Republican  ideals") 
  2.  marry,  get  married,  wed,  conjoin,  hook  up  with  get  hitched  with  espouse  --  (take  in  marriage) 
  3.  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up  --  (take  up  the  cause  ideology,  practice,  method,  of  someone  and  use  it  as  one's  own  "She  embraced  Catholocism";  "They  adopted  the  Jewish  faith") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  espouse 
 
  The  verb  espouse  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  adopt,  follow  espouse  --  (choose  and  follow  as  of  theories,  ideas,  policies,  strategies  or  plans;  "She  followed  the  feminist  movement";  "The  candidate  espouses  Republican  ideals") 
  2.  marry,  get  married,  wed,  conjoin,  hook  up  with  get  hitched  with  espouse  --  (take  in  marriage) 
  3.  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up  --  (take  up  the  cause  ideology,  practice,  method,  of  someone  and  use  it  as  one's  own  "She  embraced  Catholocism";  "They  adopted  the  Jewish  faith") 



espouses definition