espouse

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verb

1. choose and follow;
as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans (Freq. 3)
- She followed the feminist movement
- The candidate espouses Republican ideals
• Syn:
adopt, follow
• Derivationally related forms:
espousal, following (for: follow), adoption (for: adopt)
• Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
• Hyponyms:
adhere, stick
• Verb Group:
comply, follow, abide by
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- She embraced Catholicism
- They adopted the Jewish faith
• Syn:
embrace, adopt, sweep up
• Derivationally related forms:
adoption (for: adopt), embrace (for: embrace)
• Hypernyms:
accept
• Hyponyms:
take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. take in marriage
• Syn:
marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with
• Derivationally related forms:
wedding (for: wed), marriage (for: marry), married (for: marry)
• Hypernyms:
unite, unify
• Hyponyms:
inmarry, mismarry, wive, intermarry, remarry
• Verb Group:
marry, wed, tie, splice
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s (for: get married)
- Somebody ----s (for: marry)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  embrace, adopt, sweep up, marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, follow