" espoused "

1: as in matched, mated;

•  Synonyms : 

•  matched,

•  mated,

•  conjugal,

•  connubial,

•  marital,

•  married,

•  matrimonial,

•  nuptial,

•  wedded,

•  bridal,

•  prenuptial,

•  spousal,

•  wifely,

•  affianced,

•  betrothed,

•  committed,

•  engaged,

•  pledged,

•  promised

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to give in marriage;

  * e.g., " ... a couple eager to espouse their eldest daughter "

•  Synonyms : 

•  married,

•  matched,

•  wedded

•  Antonyms : 

•  divorced

2: to take as a spouse;

  * e.g., " ... heeded his father's advice to espouse someone with whom he had common interests "

•  Synonyms : 

•  married,

•  wedded

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to take for one's own use (something originated by another);

  * e.g., " ... after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adopted,

•  borrowed,

•  embraced,

•  took on,

•  took up

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to give in marriage;

  * e.g., " ... a couple eager to espouse their eldest daughter "

•  Synonyms : 

•  marry,

•  match,

•  wed

•  Antonyms : 

•  divorce

2: to take as a spouse;

  * e.g., " ... heeded his father's advice to espouse someone with whom he had common interests "

•  Synonyms : 

•  marry,

•  wed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to take for one's own use (something originated by another);

  * e.g., " ... after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice "

•  Synonyms : 

•  adopt,

•  borrow,

•  embrace,

•  take on,

•  take up

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)