espouse
I
verb
abet, accept, adopt, advocate, aid, ally, argue for, assist, associate with, back, become a participator, become a partisan, champion, choose, contribute to, cooperate, defend, embrace, endorse, enter into, favor, help, join, lend oneself to, opt, participate, side with, sponsor, stand behind, stand up for, subscribe to, support, take part in, take up, uphold
II
index
adhere (maintain loyalty), adopt, advocate, assert, assure (insure), defend, embrace (accept), justify, lobby, prefer, spouse, uphold
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006