espoused 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of espousednext
as in married

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espoused

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verb

past tense of espouse
1
as in matched
to give in marriage a couple eager to espouse their eldest daughter

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2
as in wedded
to take as a spouse heeded his father's advice to espouse someone with whom he had common interests

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3
as in borrowed
to take for one's own use (something originated by another) after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for espoused
  1. married
  2. borrowed
  3. adopted
  4. conjugal
  5. marital
Adjective
  • Anthony Nephew was married to Kathryn Nephew and was Oliver's father.
    Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Swanson has lived in Lakeville for two decades, has four children in the Lakeville district and is married to a former educator.
    Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of married
Verb
  • The company acknowledges the risks associated with its business, including the potential for complete loss of capital invested or borrowed.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The company has borrowed $5,935,000 through promissory notes for extending the combination period and for working capital purposes.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of borrowed
Verb
  • Sylvamo does not anticipate any material impact from the Pillar Two Directive adopted by the European Union.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • As for Titan, the pup was adopted by Reynolds' best friend days after Reynolds died.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of adopted
Adjective
  • The figures include Abigail Abbot Bailey, an eighteenth-century New Englander whose efforts to leave her abusive husband, Asa, were hindered not just by strictures against divorce but also by the prevailing attitudes toward conjugal desire.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
  • The female-nude painting hanging over her conjugal bed satirizes a freaky tendency that rocks her marital arrangement — an unsettling tour de force from Breillat.
    Armond White, National Review, 26 June 2024
Definition of conjugal
Adjective
  • Per The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the listing, Jeanne has moved out of the marital estate and Tony Pritzker appears to have spent $19.5 million on a penthouse at Westwood’s Beverly West condominium.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
  • In the latest batch of episodes from the Netflix show's seventh season, fans watched as Hannah and Nick Dorka's relationship took a downward turn after meeting her family and friends, as well as failing to see eye-to-eye on household and marital responsibilities.
    Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of marital
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