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espouse(dictionary)

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