espouse | Definition of espouse

Synonyms and Antonyms of espouse

1 to give in marriage

a couple eager to espouse their eldest daughter

Synonyms of espouse

marry, match, wed

Words Related to espouse

affiance, betroth, pledge, promise

2 to take as a spouse

heeded his father's advice to espouse someone with whom he had common interests

Synonyms of espouse

Words Related to espouse

affiance, betroth, commit, engage, pledge, promise, propose

Near Antonyms of espouse

separate (from)

Antonyms of espouse

3 to take for one's own use (something originated by another)

after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice

Synonyms of espouse

adopt, borrow, embrace, take on, take up

Words Related to espouse

domesticate, naturalize

appropriate, arrogate, take over, usurp

absorb, assimilate, incorporate, quote

cherish, prize, treasure

cultivate, follow, heed, honor

bring up, foster, nurture, raise, rear

affect, assume, copy, imitate, pretend, put on, simulate

Phrases Synonymous with espouse

Near Antonyms of espouse

abandon, forsake, give up, relinquish, surrender

abjure, abnegate, disown

reject, renounce, repudiate, spurn

discard, jettison, junk, throw away, throw out