Meaning & use
Espoused
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Adopted or supported a belief, cause, or way of life, typically after consideration.
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The senator has long espoused free-market policies.
She espoused a simpler, more sustainable lifestyle after the move.
A note on using this word
Historically, "espouse" meant literally "to marry"; the modern sense of adopting a cause or belief developed as a figurative extension of that meaning.
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