# espouse

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈspaʊz/ · frequency rank #42,630

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **exposé** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/espouse-vs-expose)
- **espoused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/espouse-vs-espoused)

## Common misspellings (9)
`epsouse`, `esopuse`, `esposue`, `espoues`, `espousse`, `esppouse`, `espuose`, `esspouse`, `sepouse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/espouse