espouse

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. (transitive) To marry.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).

Hevwate

marry

adopt

wed

support

uphold

second

2nd

conjoin

sustain

back

🔙

prop

follow

get married

maintain

advocate

countenance

get hitched with

brace

hook up with

betroth

join

sweep up

embrace

help

hump

indorse

keep

kiss

😗

lean

match

osculate

pay

💸

pay off

portion

preserve

press

proceed with

push

put

rest

save

screw

sponsor

standby

stand by

store

take up

underpin

eff

get laid

give in marriage

Werger

épouser

adopter

sposare

ασπάζομαι

unterstützen

desposar

adotar

abrazar

abbracciare

marier

تبنى

ondersteunen

ehelichen

νυμφεύομαι

unterhalten

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ɪˈspaʊz/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: espousen

In summary

From Middle English espousen, borrowed from Old French espouser, from Latin spōnsāre (frequentative of spondeō), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-.