What is another word for espouse?
1054 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɛspˈa͡ʊs], [ ɛspˈaʊs], [ ɛ_s_p_ˈaʊ_s]
Espouse is a verb that refers to adopt or support a particular belief, principle, or policy. Some synonyms for espouse are embrace, endorse, advocate, uphold, champion, accept, accept, adopt, approve, affirm, stand up for, take up, defend, promote, and advance. These words express a strong affirmation of the beliefs or values that someone holds dear, and an unwavering commitment to them. Whether we are talking about a political cause, a religious faith, or a personal philosophy, the synonyms for espouse capture the spirit of dedication and conviction that define our core beliefs.
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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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• 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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Homophones for Espouse:
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home and dry
- Synonyms:
- certain.
