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espouse(dictionary)

Spartacus (oh) and espouse (oh)


Spartacus (oh)



(died 71 BC) a Roman gladiator (=a man who fought against Other men or wild animals to entertain people) , who led a large army of slaves in a revolt against their Roman owners. Eventually they were defeated by Roman armies, and many of them were killed by being crucified.

espouse (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: espouser, from Latin sponsus; SPOUSE]
formal to support an idea, belief etc, especially a political one
espouse a cause/policy etc
::He espoused a variety of scientific, social and political causes.
-- espousal n [singular, U]
::her espousal of liberal reforms