espouse
US
UK espouse [sth] vtr: figurative, formal (cause, opinion: embrace) (正式用语)
SC 拥护, 支持
SC 信奉, 信服
He freely espouses opinions that are popular with celebrities.
espouse [sb] vtr: literary, archaic (person: marry) (古语, 书面语)
SC 娶, 迎娶
SC 嫁给 jià gěi
She was obliged, against her wishes, to espouse her first cousin.