ESPOUSE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster adopt, embrace, espouse mean to take an opinion, policy, or practice as one's own adopt implies accepting something created by another or foreign to one's nature embrace implies a ready or happy acceptance espouse adds an implication of close attachment to a cause and a sharing of its fortunes
espoused - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective [edit] espoused (comparative more espoused, superlative most espoused) Having been espoused or claimed; held (as a belief or position) quotations