espouse

/ɪˈspaʊz/verb

To take someone as a husband or wife; to marry.

Example sentence

“In the legend, the prince espoused a noblewoman from a neighboring kingdom.”

The marriage sense is archaic. In modern English you espouse causes, views, and principles, meaning to adopt and champion them publicly.

Featured as word of the day on April 2, 2026.

Related words

essayA fairly short piece of writing that examines a single topic or question.esotericMeant for or understood by only a small circle of people who share special knowledge or interests.essenceThe basic quality that makes something what it truly is.eruditeA person with deep knowledge gained through serious study; a scholar.eternalA being that never dies; an immortal.erraticBehaving or happening in an unpredictable, irregular way; lacking any steady pattern.