Both Uses of
espouse
in
Jane Eyre
- You shall see what sort of a being I was cheated into espousing, and judge whether or not I had a right to break the compact, and seek sympathy with something at least human.†
Chpt 26 *
- When I left college, I was sent out to Jamaica, to espouse a bride already courted for me.†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(espouse) take up a cause, theory, or other idea