espouse
Definitions
Verb
- Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- Take in marriage
- Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
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Words that contain the term "espouse".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "espouse".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | response | 2 | 77 |
| 2 | responses | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | pose | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | expose | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | spouses | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | spouse | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | espoused | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | repose | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | esse | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | espouses | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | depose | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | espousing | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | sprouse | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | spouse's | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | spouts | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | smouse | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | shouse | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | prouse | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | sous | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | espe | 1 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
John M. Perkins Dies at 95; Evangelical Minister Espoused Social Justice
Mar 14, 2026 The New York Times
Mar 14, 2026 The New York Times
Mead School Board approves new policy limiting classroom decor, teacher comments that espouse personal beliefs
Dec 11, 2025 The Spokesman-Review
Dec 11, 2025 The Spokesman-Review
Can These Democrats Make Combative Centrism Happen for 2028 Election?
Mar 2, 2026 The New York Times
Mar 2, 2026 The New York Times
State Dept. nominee espoused antisemitic views, downplayed the Holocaust
Dec 21, 2025 Jewish Insider
Dec 21, 2025 Jewish Insider