English Explanatory Dictionary

espouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To marry.
  2. To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).

Pronunciation

/ɪˈspaʊz/ /ɪˈspaʊs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-espouse.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-espouse2.wav En-us-espouse.oga

Word forms

espouse espouses espousing espoused

Etymology

From Middle English espousen, borrowed from Old French espouser, from Latin spōnsāre (frequentative of spondeō), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-.

Related words

espousal sponsor spouse

Derived words

disespouse espousable
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