to espouse is a form of:

Espouse



verbpast tense: espoused ; past participle: espoused ; present participle: espousing ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (To give support to (a cause), to marry, to advocate [an idea, etc]) ប្រកាន់, ការ (ប្ដី ប្រពន្ធ)
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: espoused ; past participle: espoused ; present participle: espousing ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.