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Espouse

🔄 Synonyms of "Espouse"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
embraceverb	(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
conjoinverb	(transitive) To join together; to unite; to combine.
adaptverb	(transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
adoptverb	To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
followverb	(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
sweep upverb	(ambitransitive) To clean by sweeping.
get marriedverb	(intransitive) To become married (to someone).
marryverb	(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
hook up withverb	take in marriage
get hitched withverb	take in marriage
wedverb	(transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Espouse"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
marryverb	(intransitive) To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
wedverb	(transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.
get marriedverb	(intransitive) To become married (to someone).
adoptverb	To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
embraceverb	(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
adaptverb	(transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
conjoinverb	(transitive) To join together; to unite; to combine.
followverb	(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
sweep upverb	(ambitransitive) To clean by sweeping.
get hitched withverb	take in marriage
hook up withverb	take in marriage
kissverb	(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
preachverb	(transitive) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
co-sponsorverb	Alternative spelling of cosponsor. [To sponsor jointly with another.]
sponsorverb	(transitive) To be a sponsor for.
defendverb	(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
advocateverb	(transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
saluteverb	To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.
supportverb	(transitive) To help keep from falling.
propagateverb	(transitive, of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.