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espoused

[ih-spouzd, -spousd]

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adjective

embraced or adopted, as an idea, principle, or cause.
There was an immediate negative reaction to his clearly espoused beliefs on the subject.
Archaic.��married.
Once while I was in medical school, my recently espoused wife was persuaded to come and see me do a post-mortem.
Archaic.��engaged or betrothed.
Espoused couples desiring to be married by the Ministerial Staff are required to complete the six-week preparation course.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of espouse.

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Other Word Forms

unespoused adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of espoused¹

espouse ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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The alleged attacker had espoused white supremacist views and used Hitler as a profile picture for a gaming account.

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He espoused polygenism, a now debunked belief that human races evolved separately.

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Another hurdle is getting buy-in from red states, where many politicians have espoused the view that hate crimes and domestic terrorism concerns are exaggerated by liberals to police conservative thought.

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They have pushed various policies also espoused by the playbook.

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But, in a judgment on Monday, she said "all relevant evidence" to determine whether or not Mr Hancock "genuinely espoused the opinion he expressed" in the post was not available.

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