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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Espouse
     (2 Sam. 3:14), to betroth. The espousal was a ceremony of
     betrothing, a formal agreement between the parties then coming
     under obligation for the purpose of marriage. Espousals are in
     the East frequently contracted years before the marriage is
     celebrated. It is referred to as figuratively illustrating the
     relations between God and his people (Jer. 2:2; Matt. 1:18; 2
     Cor. 11:2). (See BETROTH.)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Espouse \Es*pouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espoused; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Espousing.] [OF. espouser, esposer, F. ['e]pouser,
     L. sponsare to betroth, espouse, fr. sponsus betrothed, p. p.
     of spondere to promise solemnly or sacredly. Cf. Spouse.]
     1. To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.
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              A virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph.
                                                    --Luke i. 27.
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     2. To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry.
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              Lavinia will I make my empress, . . .
              And in the sacred Pantheon her espouse. --Shak.
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     3. To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make
        one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.
        ``He espoused that quarrel.'' --Bacon.
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              Promised faithfully to espouse his cause as soon as
              he got out of the war.                --Bp. Burnet.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Espouse \Es*pouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espoused; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Espousing.] [OF. espouser, esposer, F. ['e]pouser,
     L. sponsare to betroth, espouse, fr. sponsus betrothed, p. p.
     of spondere to promise solemnly or sacredly. Cf. Spouse.]
     1. To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.
  
              A virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph.
                                                    --Luke i. 27.
  
     2. To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry.
  
              Lavinia will I make my empress, . . . And in the
              sacred Pantheon her espouse.          --Shak.
  
     3. To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make
        one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.
        ``He espoused that quarrel.'' --Bacon.
  
              Promised faithfully to espouse his cause as soon as
              he got out of the war.                --Bp. Burnet.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  espouse
       v 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies,
            strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist
            movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
            [syn: adopt, follow]
       2: take in marriage [syn: marry, get married, wed, conjoin,
           hook up with, get hitched with]
       3: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone
          and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They
          adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: embrace, adopt, sweep
          up]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  espouse
     Αγγλικά vb.
     ενστερνίζομαι, ασπάζομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  espouse
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To marry.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative modern usage) To accept, support, or
  take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  espouse
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To marry.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative modern usage) To accept, support, or
  take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  espouse
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To marry.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative modern usage) To accept, support, or
  take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  espouse
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To marry.
     2 (lb en transitive figurative modern usage) To accept, support, or
  take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  espouse
     Englanti vb.
     1 avioitua jkn kanssa
     2 omaksua

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  espouse
     Engelska vb.
     anamma

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Espouse /ɛspˈaʊs/
  تبنّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  espouse //ɪˈspaʊs// //ɪˈspaʊz// 
  1. поддържам
  accept, support, take as one’s own
  2. женя се
  become married to