ESPOUSED Synonyms

• acquired as your own by free choice

• established by authority; given authoritative approval

• having a back or backing, usually of a specified type

• used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light

• kept in good condition

• continued in your keeping or use or memory

• sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)

• held up or having the weight borne especially from below

• a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

• a lawyer who pleads cases in court

• push for something

• speak, plead, or argue in favor of

• someone who has won first place in a competition

• someone who fights for a cause

• a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• holding first place in a contest

• protect or fight for as a champion

• the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

• the state of taking in or encircling

• a close affectionate and protective acceptance

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

• hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

• take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

• be behind; approve of

• give support or one's approval to

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• sign as evidence of legal transfer

• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

• stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals

• support against an opponent

• choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

• take up and practice as one's own

• take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

• take into one's family

• put into dramatic form

• take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

• make contact or come together

• take in marriage; married

• the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

• the state of taking in or encircling

• a close affectionate and protective acceptance

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

• hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

• take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

• to travel behind, go after, come after

• be later in time

• come as a logical consequence; follow logically

• travel along a certain course

• act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

• come after in time, as a result

• behave in accordance or in agreement with

• be next

• choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

• to bring something about at a later time than

• imitate in behavior; take as a model

• follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

• follow with the eyes or the mind

• be the successor (of)

• perform an accompaniment to

• keep informed

• to be the product or result

• accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of

• adhere to or practice

• work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function

• keep under surveillance

• follow in or as if in pursuit

• grasp the meaning

• keep to

• to subscribe to someone's updates on social media

• to be subscribed to updates from another user on social media

• take in marriage; married

• perform a marriage ceremony

• the fourth day of the week; the third working day

• having been taken in marriage

• take in marriage; married

• perform a marriage ceremony

• take in marriage; married

• take in marriage; married

• take in marriage; married