espouse[verb]Synonyms: support, adopt, advocate, back, champion, embrace, promote, stand up for, take up, uphold
Antonyms: repudiate
Contrasted words: abandon, desert, forsake, deny, reject, disapprove, dislike
Related Words: accept,
approve,
advocate,
back,
champion,
support,
uphold [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
es‧pouse /ɪˈspaʊz/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: espouser, from Latin sponsus; ⇒ spouse]
formal to support an idea, belief etc, especially a political one
espouse a cause/policy etc
He espoused a variety of scientific, social and political causes.—espousal noun [singular, uncountable]:
her espousal of liberal reforms [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲