What is another word for espouse?
Pronunciation:
[ ɛspˈa͡ʊs], [ ɛspˈaʊs], [ ɛ_s_p_ˈaʊ_s]
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Similar words for espouse:
- adopt (verb)
- assent (verb)
- betroth (verb)
- champion (verb)
- choose (verb)
- cooperate (verb)
- defend (verb)
- embrace (verb)
- promise (verb)
- promote (verb)
- take on (verb)
- take up (verb)
- wed (verb)
- agree
- choose
- defend
- marry
- noun
- promise
- take on
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Espouse:
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v.
• adopt- goes down line ,
- goes down the line ,
- goes in for ,
- going down line ,
- going down the line ,
- going in for ,
- takes over ,
- took over ,
- went down line ,
- went down the line ,
- went in for .
- all owed ,
- all owing ,
- all-owed ,
- all-owing ,
- caved in ,
- cut deal ,
- dittoing ,
- gave five ,
- gives five ,
- giving five ,
- re cognize ,
- re cognized ,
- re cognizes ,
- re cognizing ,
- re-cognized ,
- re-cognizing ,
- said uncle ,
- saying uncle ,
- says uncle ,
- shakes on ,
- shaking on ,
- shook on ,
- sub scribe ,
- sub scribed ,
- sub scribes ,
- sub scribing ,
- sub-scribe ,
- sub-scribed ,
- sub-scribes ,
- sub-scribing .
- be troth ,
- be troths ,
- be-troth ,
- be-troths ,
- became engaged ,
- becomes engaged ,
- becoming engaged ,
- gave hand ,
- gave one hand ,
- gave one's hand ,
- gave ones hand ,
- give hand ,
- give one hand ,
- give ones hand ,
- gives hand ,
- gives one hand ,
- gives one's hand ,
- gives ones hand ,
- giving hand ,
- giving one hand ,
- giving one's hand ,
- giving ones hand ,
- made compact ,
- makes compact ,
- making compact ,
- plighting faith ,
- plighting troth ,
- plights faith ,
- plights troth ,
- tied oneself to ,
- tied to ,
- ties oneself to ,
- ties to ,
- tying oneself to ,
- tying to .
- fighting for ,
- fights for ,
- fought for ,
- go bat for ,
- pleaded for ,
- pleads for ,
- pled for ,
- put a good word for ,
- put good word for ,
- put in good word for ,
- puts a good word for ,
- puts good word for ,
- puts in a good word for ,
- puts in good word for ,
- putting a good word for ,
- putting good word for ,
- putting in a good word for ,
- putting in good word for ,
- rid shotgun for ,
- rides shotgun for ,
- riding shotgun for ,
- rode shotgun for ,
- sided with ,
- sides with ,
- siding with ,
- standing behind ,
- standing up for ,
- stands behind ,
- stands up for ,
- stood behind ,
- thumped for ,
- thumping for ,
- thumps for ,
- up held ,
- up hold ,
- up holding ,
- up holds ,
- up-held ,
- up-hold ,
- up-holding ,
- up-holds .
- Coadjuting ,
- am cahoots ,
- am in cahoots ,
- are cahoots ,
- are in cahoots ,
- art cahoots ,
- art in cahoots ,
- be cahoots ,
- be friend ,
- be friended ,
- be friending ,
- be-friend ,
- be-friended ,
- be-friending ,
- be-friends ,
- being cahoots ,
- being in cahoots ,
- co operate ,
- co operated ,
- co operates ,
- co operating ,
- co ordinate ,
- co ordinates ,
- coadjuted ,
- coadjutes ,
- complies with ,
- complying with ,
- is cahoots ,
- is in cahoots ,
- joining forces ,
- joins forces ,
- joins in ,
- lend hand ,
- lending a hand ,
- lending hand ,
- lends a hand ,
- lends hand ,
- lent a hand ,
- lent hand ,
- pooled resources ,
- pooling resources ,
- pools resources ,
- pulled together ,
- pulls together ,
- shared in ,
- shares in ,
- sharing in ,
- showed willingness ,
- showing willingness ,
- shows willingness ,
- sticked together ,
- takes part ,
- was cahoots ,
- was in cahoots ,
- wast cahoots ,
- wast in cahoots ,
- were cahoots ,
- were in cahoots ,
- wert cahoots ,
- wert in cahoots ,
- worked side by side ,
- working side by side ,
- works side by side ,
- works together ,
- wrought side by side ,
- wrought together .
- apologized for ,
- apologizes for ,
- apologizing for ,
- bare one out ,
- beared one out ,
- bearing one out ,
- bears one out ,
- beating off ,
- beats off ,
- bore one out ,
- came defense of ,
- came to defense of ,
- come defense of ,
- comes defense of ,
- comes to defense of ,
- coming defense of ,
- coming to defense of ,
- covered for ,
- covering for ,
- covers for ,
- de fend ,
- de fended ,
- de fending ,
- de fends ,
- de-fend ,
- de-fended ,
- de-fending ,
- de-fends ,
- ex plain ,
- ex plained ,
- ex plaining ,
- ex plains ,
- ex-plain ,
- ex-plained ,
- ex-plaining ,
- ex-plains ,
- fended off ,
- guarded against ,
- guarding against ,
- guards against ,
- held at bay ,
- held bay ,
- hold bay ,
- holding at bay ,
- holding bay ,
- holds at bay ,
- holds bay ,
- in sure ,
- in-sure ,
- keeping safe ,
- keeps safe ,
- kept safe ,
- panoplying ,
- pre serve ,
- pre served ,
- pre serves ,
- pre serving ,
- pre vent ,
- pre venting ,
- pre vents ,
- pre-serve ,
- pre-served ,
- pre-serves ,
- pre-serving ,
- pre-vent ,
- pre-vented ,
- pre-venting ,
- pre-vents ,
- prove case ,
- proved a case ,
- proved case ,
- proves a case ,
- proves case ,
- provided sanctuary ,
- provides sanctuary ,
- providing sanctuary ,
- proving a case ,
- proving case ,
- put a good word ,
- put good word ,
- put in good word ,
- puts a good word ,
- puts good word ,
- puts in a good word ,
- puts in good word ,
- putting a good word ,
- putting good word ,
- putting in a good word ,
- putting in good word ,
- re commend ,
- re commended ,
- re commending ,
- re commends ,
- re tain ,
- re tains ,
- re-commend ,
- re-commended ,
- re-commending ,
- re-commends ,
- re-tain ,
- re-tains ,
- repelled danger ,
- repelling danger ,
- repels danger ,
- said defense ,
- said in defense ,
- say defense ,
- saying defense ,
- saying in defense ,
- says defense ,
- says in defense ,
- spake for ,
- spake up for ,
- speaking up for ,
- speaks for ,
- speaks up for ,
- spoke for ,
- spoke up for ,
- stands by ,
- sticked for ,
- sticked up for ,
- sticking for ,
- sticking up for ,
- sticks for ,
- sticks up for ,
- stuck for ,
- stuck up for ,
- watches over ,
- with stand ,
- with standing ,
- with stands ,
- with stood ,
- with-stand ,
- with-standing ,
- with-stands .
- availed of ,
- availed oneself of ,
- availing of ,
- availing oneself of ,
- avails of ,
- gat in to ,
- gat into ,
- get in to ,
- gets in to ,
- gets into ,
- getting in to ,
- getting into ,
- got in to ,
- gotten in to ,
- gotten into ,
- in corporate ,
- in corporates ,
- in-corporate ,
- in-corporates ,
- makes use of ,
- making use of ,
- provides for ,
- providing for ,
- took advantage of .
- asservated ,
- asservates ,
- asservating ,
- crossed heart ,
- crosses heart ,
- crossing heart ,
- de clare ,
- de clares ,
- de-clare ,
- de-clares ,
- live to ,
- lived to ,
- lived up to ,
- lives to ,
- lives up to ,
- living to ,
- living up to ,
- pro fess ,
- pro fesses ,
- pro mise ,
- pro mises ,
- pro-fess ,
- pro-fesses ,
- pro-mise ,
- pro-mises ,
- said so ,
- saying so ,
- says so ,
- sware and down ,
- sware bible ,
- sware down ,
- sware on bible ,
- sware up and down ,
- sware up down ,
- swear and down ,
- swear bible ,
- swear down ,
- swear up down ,
- swearing and down ,
- swearing bible ,
- swearing down ,
- swearing on bible ,
- swearing up and down ,
- swearing up down ,
- swears and down ,
- swears bible ,
- swears down ,
- swears on bible ,
- swears up and down ,
- swears up down ,
- swore and down ,
- swore bible ,
- swore down ,
- swore on bible ,
- swore up and down ,
- swore up down ,
- takes an oath ,
- takes oath ,
- taking an oath ,
- taking oath ,
- took oath ,
- under take ,
- under taken ,
- under takes ,
- under taking ,
- under took ,
- under write ,
- under writes ,
- under writing ,
- under written ,
- under wrote ,
- under-taken ,
- under-takes ,
- under-taking ,
- under-write ,
- under-writes ,
- under-writing ,
- under-written ,
- under-wrote .
- called attention to ,
- calls attention to ,
- gat behind ,
- getting behind ,
- got behind ,
- gotten behind ,
- hyping ,
- pro mote ,
- pro motes ,
- pro moting ,
- pro-mote ,
- pro-motes ,
- pro-moting ,
- pushed for ,
- pushes for ,
- pushing for ,
- worked for ,
- working for ,
- works for ,
- wrought for .
- addressed oneself to ,
- addresses oneself to ,
- addresses to ,
- addressing oneself to ,
- addressing to ,
- addrest oneself to ,
- addrest to ,
- agree do ,
- agreed do ,
- agreed to do ,
- agreeing do ,
- agreeing to do ,
- agrees do ,
- agrees to do ,
- be came ,
- be come ,
- be comes ,
- be ginning ,
- be gun ,
- be-came ,
- be-come ,
- be-comes ,
- be-coming ,
- be-ginning ,
- be-gun ,
- came have ,
- came to have ,
- come have ,
- comes have ,
- comes to have ,
- coming have ,
- coming to have ,
- had a go at ,
- had go at ,
- haddest a go at ,
- haddest go at ,
- hadst a go at ,
- hadst go at ,
- has a go at ,
- has go at ,
- hast a go at ,
- hast go at ,
- hath a go at ,
- hath go at ,
- have go at ,
- having a go at ,
- having go at ,
- sets about ,
- setting about ,
- take hand ,
- take up on oneself ,
- takes hand ,
- takes in hand ,
- takes up on oneself ,
- takes upon oneself ,
- taking hand ,
- taking in hand ,
- taking up on oneself ,
- taking upon oneself ,
- took hand ,
- took in hand ,
- took up on oneself ,
- took upon oneself .
- became involved in ,
- becomes involved in ,
- becoming involved in ,
- engaging in ,
- kicking off ,
- kicks off ,
- re commence ,
- re commenced ,
- re commences ,
- re commencing ,
- re new ,
- re news ,
- re open ,
- re opened ,
- re opening ,
- re opens ,
- re start ,
- re started ,
- re starting ,
- re starts ,
- re-commence ,
- re-commenced ,
- re-commences ,
- re-commencing ,
- re-new ,
- re-news ,
- re-opened ,
- re-opening ,
- re-opens ,
- re-started ,
- re-starting ,
- re-starts ,
- sets to ,
- setting to ,
- teeing off ,
- tees off .
- am married ,
- art married ,
- became husband and wife ,
- became husband wife ,
- become husband wife ,
- becomes husband and wife ,
- becomes husband wife ,
- becoming husband and wife ,
- becoming husband wife ,
- being married ,
- is married ,
- lead the altar ,
- leading the altar ,
- leading to the altar ,
- leads the altar ,
- leads to the altar ,
- led the altar ,
- led to the altar ,
- made one ,
- receive marriage ,
- received in marriage ,
- received marriage ,
- receives in marriage ,
- receives marriage ,
- receiving in marriage ,
- receiving marriage ,
- said i do ,
- saying i do ,
- says i do ,
- take marriage ,
- takes in marriage ,
- takes marriage ,
- taking in marriage ,
- taking marriage ,
- took in marriage ,
- took marriage ,
- was married ,
- wast married ,
- were married ,
- wert married .
Other synonyms:
- betroth .
- defend .
Other relevant words:
- Affiancing ,
- Co-ordinates ,
- Concerting ,
- Furthering ,
- Imitating ,
- Popularized ,
- Promoted ,
- Re-open ,
- Recommence ,
- Resumed ,
- Selecting ,
- Succored ,
- Succoring ,
- adopt ,
- affiance ,
- affiances ,
- avail of ,
- avail oneself of ,
- avails oneself of ,
- be friends ,
- be in cahoots ,
- be married ,
- become engaged ,
- become husband and wife ,
- become involved in ,
- call attention to ,
- calling attention to ,
- cave in ,
- caves in ,
- caving in ,
- champion ,
- choose ,
- co-operate ,
- co-operated ,
- co-operates ,
- co-operating ,
- co-ordinate ,
- coadjute ,
- complied with ,
- comply with ,
- cooperate ,
- deal with ,
- dittoed ,
- embrace ,
- engage in ,
- engaged in ,
- fight for ,
- forwarding ,
- gave in ,
- get behind ,
- get into ,
- gets behind ,
- give five ,
- give one's hand ,
- go along with ,
- go down line ,
- go down the line ,
- go in for ,
- got into ,
- join forces ,
- join in ,
- joined forces ,
- joined in ,
- joining in ,
- kick off ,
- kicked off ,
- lead to the altar ,
- lend a hand ,
- made use of ,
- make compact ,
- make one ,
- make use of ,
- makes one ,
- making one ,
- marry ,
- partnered ,
- partnering ,
- pass on ,
- passed on ,
- passes on ,
- passing on ,
- permit ,
- pitch in ,
- plead for ,
- pleading for ,
- plight faith ,
- plight troth ,
- plighted faith ,
- plighted troth ,
- pool resources ,
- promise ,
- promote ,
- promotes ,
- provide for ,
- provided for ,
- pull together ,
- pulling together ,
- push for ,
- put in a good word for ,
- re-start ,
- receive in marriage ,
- recommenced ,
- recommences ,
- recommencing ,
- ride shotgun for ,
- say uncle ,
- set to ,
- shake on ,
- share in ,
- show willingness ,
- side with ,
- speak for ,
- stand behind ,
- stand up for ,
- stick together ,
- sticking together ,
- sticks together ,
- stood for ,
- stood up for ,
- stuck together ,
- subscribe ,
- subsumed ,
- take in marriage ,
- take on ,
- take over ,
- take part ,
- take up ,
- taking over ,
- taking part ,
- tap ,
- tee off ,
- teed off ,
- thump for ,
- tie oneself to ,
- tie to ,
- took part ,
- wedded ,
- work for ,
- work side by side ,
- work together ,
- worked together ,
- working together .
- Coopt ,
- Extracting ,
- Slotted ,
- Slotting ,
- commit oneself ,
- decide on ,
- discriminate between ,
- draw lots ,
- drawing lots ,
- elect ,
- feel disposed to ,
- fix on ,
- make choice ,
- make decision ,
- make up mind ,
- make up one's mind ,
- making up one's mind ,
- opt for ,
- opting for ,
- opts for ,
- see fit ,
- set aside ,
- setting aside ,
- settle upon ,
- settled upon ,
- sift out ,
- sifting out ,
- single out ,
- singled out ,
- singling out ,
- slot ,
- tabbed ,
- tabbing ,
- will ,
- winnow ,
- winnowing ,
- wish .
- Bulwarked ,
- Bulwarking ,
- Garrisoned ,
- Garrisoning ,
- Housed ,
- Warred ,
- Wars ,
- apologize for ,
- bear one out ,
- beat off ,
- care for ,
- cared for ,
- cares for ,
- come to defense of ,
- cover for ,
- fending off ,
- fortify ,
- guard against ,
- hold at bay ,
- keep safe ,
- look after ,
- looked after ,
- looking after ,
- looks after ,
- panoplied ,
- prove a case ,
- provide sanctuary ,
- put in a good word ,
- repel danger ,
- retain ,
- say in defense ,
- speak up for ,
- speaking for ,
- stand by ,
- standing by ,
- stick for ,
- stick up for ,
- stood by ,
- ward off ,
- watch over ,
- watched over ,
- watching over .
- Allying ,
- Ones ,
- become one ,
- drop anchor ,
- dropping anchor ,
- get hitched ,
- get married ,
- lead to altar ,
- oned ,
- oning ,
- plight one's troth ,
- settle down ,
- settled down ,
- settles down ,
- settling down ,
- take vows ,
- walk down aisle ,
- wed .
- Espousing ,
- abet ,
- abide by ,
- accept ,
- accompany ,
- acquire ,
- adhere ,
- advance ,
- advocacy ,
- advocate ,
- affect ,
- affiliate ,
- agree ,
- aid ,
- allege in support ,
- answer ,
- apologise ,
- apologize ,
- appropriate ,
- approve ,
- argue for ,
- arrogate ,
- assert ,
- assimilate ,
- assist ,
- assume ,
- assurance ,
- back ,
- back up ,
- bail ,
- be ,
- be behind ,
- be inclined ,
- be made one ,
- be partial to ,
- be spliced ,
- beat the drum ,
- befriend ,
- begin ,
- bond ,
- borrow ,
- bosom ,
- campaign for ,
- carry ,
- catch ,
- chip in ,
- come ,
- come after ,
- commend ,
- comply ,
- comprehend ,
- compress ,
- comprise ,
- conform to ,
- conjoin ,
- consort ,
- contend for ,
- contract ,
- countenance ,
- counter ,
- couple ,
- cover ,
- drag ,
- drag in ,
- dramatise ,
- dramatize ,
- embark on ,
- embracing ,
- embroil ,
- employ ,
- encompass ,
- encourage ,
- endorse ,
- enfold ,
- enrol ,
- enter ,
- esteem ,
- fall out ,
- favour ,
- fix upon ,
- follow ,
- forward ,
- gage ,
- get ,
- get hitched with ,
- get spliced ,
- go ,
- go for ,
- go into ,
- go off ,
- go out for ,
- guarantee ,
- guard ,
- help ,
- helpmate ,
- hold up ,
- hook up with ,
- husband ,
- incline to ,
- incline towards ,
- intermarry ,
- join ,
- justify ,
- keep ,
- keep abreast ,
- keep in countenance ,
- keep to ,
- keep up ,
- lend oneself to ,
- like better ,
- maintain ,
- make excuses ,
- man ,
- miscegenate ,
- oath ,
- observe ,
- osculate ,
- pair off ,
- participate ,
- partner ,
- pass ,
- patronize ,
- pawn ,
- pay the piper ,
- pledge ,
- plight ,
- postdate ,
- present ,
- preserve ,
- promotion ,
- protect ,
- pursue ,
- ratify ,
- rebut ,
- receive ,
- recommend ,
- refute ,
- remarry ,
- reply ,
- respond ,
- riposte ,
- second ,
- security ,
- smile upon ,
- sponsor ,
- spouse ,
- squeeze ,
- squire ,
- stand ,
- start ,
- stick to ,
- stick with ,
- subscribe to ,
- succeed ,
- support ,
- surveil ,
- survey ,
- sustain ,
- sweep up ,
- take ,
- take after ,
- take as spouse ,
- take in hand ,
- take part in ,
- take to wife ,
- take-in ,
- talk up ,
- tie ,
- tie the knot ,
- travel along ,
- undertake ,
- unify ,
- unite ,
- uphold ,
- use ,
- vindicate ,
- wager ,
- watch ,
- welcome ,
- wife ,
- wive .
- Mortgaging ,
- Pawned ,
- Plighted ,
- Plighting ,
- asservate ,
- cross heart ,
- ensure ,
- ensures ,
- live up to ,
- mortgaged ,
- say so ,
- swear on bible ,
- swear up and down ,
- take an oath ,
- take oath ,
- took an oath .
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How to use "Espouse" in context?
Espouse is to marry.
In archaic usage, espouse meant to pledge one's support or allegiance to. Today, espouse usually means to enter into a formal marriage relationship with someone. Espouse is also used as a verb meaning to make a formal declaration of love or approval.
When two people espouse one another, they undertake a solemn declaration to commit their lives to one another. The marital covenant is a document that sets out the terms and conditions of the marriage relationship. It can include agreements about finances, children, and parenting.
Espousing someone is a very serious decision.
Paraphrases for Espouse:
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Verb, base form
sponsor.
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Verb, base form
Homophones for Espouse:
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- Synonyms:
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