espouse

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English espousen, borrowed from Old French espouser, from Latin spōnsāre (frequentative of spondeō), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (UK) /ɪˈspaʊz/, /ɪˈspaʊs/ Rhymes: -aʊz, -aʊs === Verb === espouse (third-person singular simple present espouses, present participle espousing, simple past and past participle espoused) (transitive) To marry. (transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== espousal sponsor spouse ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === poseuse