espouse

/ɪˈspaʊz/

IELTSAcademic

verb

Agree with and support an idea, cause, or person publicly or actively.

She **espouses** strong environmental policies.
Many citizens **espouse** the candidate's vision.

Adinary Nuance

Distinguish espouse from support and advocate. Use espouse for sustained commitment to a cause or belief, and when the stance is publicly declared.

In other languages

Spanish: Apoyar, defender
Japanese: 提唱する、採用する
Korean: 지지하다, 채택하다
Vietnamese: ủng hộ, theo đuổi
Chinese: 拥护, 主张

Etymology

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Common phrases

espouse a causeespouse an ideaespouse someone's views

Synonyms

support advocate promote champion endorse

Related words

cause belief campaign advocate champion

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