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espousing
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Espouse \Es*pouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espoused ; p. pr. & vb. n. Espousing .] [OF. espouser, esposer, F. ['e]pouser, L. sponsare to betroth, espouse, fr. sponsus betrothed, p. p. of spondere to promise solemnly or sacredly. Cf. Spouse .] To betroth; ...
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vb. (present participle of espouse English)
Usage examples of espousing.
Barukzye chiefs were unfitted, under any circumstances, to be useful allies to Great Britain, or aid us in our measures of national defence, the governor-general felt warranted in espousing the cause of Shah Soojah, whose popularity had been proved by the best authorities.
That it was, at the least, inconsistent for slave owners to be espousing freedom and equality was not lost on Adams, any more than on others on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
No one was heard singing French patriotic songs in public as before, or espousing the cause of France.
By this time the Westphalian recovered the use of his tongue, and with many threats and imprecations, desired they would take notice how falsely he had been aspersed, and do him justice in espousing his claim to the damsel in question.
All of Rome was essentially conservative, including the Head Count, capable of espousing a Saturninus yet not willing to kill its betters for a Saturninus.