| VERB | possession | espouse, adopt, follow | choose and follow |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | espouse, marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with | take in marriage | |
| cognition | espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up | take up the cause, ideology / ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own |
| Sounds | ihspaw's; ihspaw'z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alehouse ... whorehouse: 54 rhymes with aws... | |
| arouse ... Taos: 8 rhymes with awz... | ||
| Meaning | choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" | |
| Synonyms | adopt, follow | |
| Narrower | adhere, stick | Be a devoted follower or supporter |
| Broader | choose, take, select, pick out | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives |
| Similar to | comply, follow, abide by | Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes |
| Spanish | adoptar, seguir, tomar | |
| Catalan | adoptar, prendre | |
| Nouns | espousal | the act of accepting with approval |
| Meaning | Take in marriage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with | |
| Entailed by | divorce, split up | Get a divorce |
| Narrower | inmarry | marry within one's own tribe or group |
| intermarry | marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group | |
| mismarry | marry an unsuitable partner | |
| remarry | marry, not for the first time | |
| wive | marry a woman, take a wife | |
| wive | Take (someone) as a wife | |
| Broader | unite, unify | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief |
| Similar to | marry, wed, tie, splice | Perform a marriage ceremony |
| Spanish | casarse, casar, contraer nupcias, desposar, enlazarse, llevar al altar, matrimoniarse, unirse en matrimonio | |
| Catalan | casar-se, casar, contreure matrimoni | |
| Meaning | take up the cause, ideology / ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | embrace, adopt, sweep up | |
| Narrower | take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on | Adopt |
| Broader | accept | Consider or hold as true |
| Spanish | abrazar, adherirse a, adoptar | |
| Catalan | abraçar, adherir-se, adoptar | |
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