espouse

🇬🇧 UK/iˈspauz/🇺🇸 US/i'spauz/
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Definitions

v.

To adopt or actively support a cause, belief, or idea; also, to marry.

支持,拥护(某主张);与……结婚

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
esprefix
+
pouseother
=espouse

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The politician continued to espouse policies that favored the working class.

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