espousing

present participle of espouse
1
as in marrying
to give in marriage a couple eager to espouse their eldest daughter

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as in proposing
to take as a spouse heeded his father's advice to espouse someone with whom he had common interests

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“Espousing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espousing. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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