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espouses definition
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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