"espouse" meaning in English

See espouse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪˈspaʊz/ [UK], /ɪˈspaʊs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-espouse.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-espouse2.wav [Southern-England], En-us-espouse.oga [US] Forms: espouses [present, singular, third-person], espousing [participle, present], espoused [participle, past], espoused [past]
Rhymes: -aʊz, -aʊs Etymology: From Middle English espousen, borrowed from Old French espouser, from Latin spōnsāre, present active infinitive of spōnsō (frequentative of spondeō), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|espousen}} Middle English espousen, {{der|en|fro|espouser}} Old French espouser, {{der|en|la|spōnsāre}} Latin spōnsāre, {{m|la|spōnsō}} spōnsō, {{m|la|spondeō}} spondeō, {{der|en|ine-pro|*spend-}} Proto-Indo-European *spend- Head templates: {{en-verb}} espouse (third-person singular simple present espouses, present participle espousing, simple past and past participle espoused)
  1. (transitive) To marry. Tags: transitive Translations (to marry): женя се (ženja se) (Bulgarian), vdát se [perfective] (Czech), oženit se [perfective] (Czech), vdávat se [imperfective] (Czech), ženit se [imperfective] (Czech), trouwen met (Dutch), in het huwelijk treden met (Dutch), tot man nemen (Dutch), tot vrouw nemen (Dutch), geedziĝi je (Esperanto), épouser (French), heiraten (German), ehelichen (German), sich vermählen mit (German), zur Frau nehmen (German), zum Mann nehmen (German), die Ehe eingehen mit (German), poślubić (Polish), ożenić się (Polish), wyjść za mąż (Polish), desposar (Portuguese), вступа́ть в бра́к (vstupátʹ v brák) (Russian), жени́ться (ženítʹsja) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-espouse-en-verb-~y3VMygu Disambiguation of 'to marry': 97 3
  2. (transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause). Tags: figuratively, transitive Translations (accept, support, take as one’s own): поддържам (poddǎržam) (Bulgarian), vzít za své [perfective] (Czech), přijmout [perfective] (Czech), brát za své [imperfective] (Czech), přijímat [imperfective] (Czech), verdedigen (Dutch), aannemen (Dutch), ondersteunen (Dutch), subteni (Esperanto), apogi (Esperanto), adopti (Esperanto), omaksua (Finnish), kannattaa (Finnish), épouser (French), adopter (French), eintreten für (German), Partei ergreifen für (German), ενστερνίζομαι (ensternízomai) (Greek), ασπάζομαι (aspázomai) (Greek), apoiar (Portuguese), подде́рживать (alt: иде́ю) (Russian), отдава́ться (alt: де́лу) (Russian), anamma (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-espouse-en-verb-ii0PwW8D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'accept, support, take as one’s own': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: espousal, sponsor, spouse

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1998, William Croft, “The Projection of Arguments”, in Miriam Butt, Wilhelm Geuder, editors, Event Structure in Argument Linking, page 37",
          "text": "Although Dowty’s proposal is attractive from the point of view of the alternative argument linking theory that I am espousing, since it eschews the use of thematic roles and thematic role hierarchies, […], but it still has some drawbacks.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Donald J. van Vliet, “Letter: Republicans espouse ideology over national welfare”, in The Eagle-Tribune, retrieved 2013-12-18",
          "text": "Those that espoused this ideology […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 June 22, Heather Stewart, “Only 18% of leave voters think Brexit has been a success, poll finds”, in The Guardian, →ISSN",
          "text": "Among those leavers who believe Brexit has not gone well, many blame politicians for handling it badly – a narrative espoused by the former Ukip leader Nigel Farage, who recently claimed that “Brexit has failed”.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "accept",
          "accept"
        ],
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "modern usage",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈspaʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈspaʊs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊz"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʊs"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/En-us-espouse.oga",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ženja se",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "женя се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "vdát se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "oženit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "vdávat se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ženit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "trouwen met"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "in het huwelijk treden met"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "tot man nemen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "tot vrouw nemen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "geedziĝi je"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "épouser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "heiraten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "ehelichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "sich vermählen mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "zur Frau nehmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "zum Mann nehmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "die Ehe eingehen mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "poślubić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "ożenić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "wyjść za mąż"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "desposar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vstupátʹ v brák",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "word": "вступа́ть в бра́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ženítʹsja",
      "sense": "to marry",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "жени́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "poddǎržam",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "поддържам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "vzít za své"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "přijmout"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "brát za své"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "přijímat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "verdedigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "aannemen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "ondersteunen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "subteni"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "apogi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "adopti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "omaksua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "kannattaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "épouser"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "adopter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "eintreten für"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "Partei ergreifen für"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ensternízomai",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "ενστερνίζομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aspázomai",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "ασπάζομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "apoiar"
    },
    {
      "alt": "иде́ю",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "подде́рживать"
    },
    {
      "alt": "де́лу",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "отдава́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "accept, support, take as one’s own",
      "word": "anamma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espouse"
}
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": poddérživatʹ (idéju) vs. иде́ю",
  "path": [
    "espouse"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "espouse",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": otdavátʹsja (délu) vs. де́лу",
  "path": [
    "espouse"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "espouse",
  "trace": ""
}

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