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   espouse

   /ɪˈspaʊz/

   verb

   • 1. adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life): "she espoused the causes of justice and freedom for all"
   • 2. marry: archaic "Edward had espoused the lady Grey"
   • ▪ (of a woman) be engaged to (a particular man): "she was secretly espoused to his son, Peter"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘take as a spouse’): from Old French espouser, from Latin sponsare, from sponsus ‘betrothed’, past participle of spondere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. espouser noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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