| slovo | definícia |
espouse
(mass) | espouse
- obhajovať, prijať |
espouse
(encz) | espouse,dát za manželku |
espouse
(encz) | espouse,hájit |
espouse
(encz) | espouse,obhajovat |
espouse
(encz) | espouse,provdat za koho |
espouse
(encz) | espouse,přihlásit se |
espouse
(encz) | espouse,přijmout |
espouse
(encz) | espouse,vstoupit v sňatek |
espouse
(encz) | espouse,vzít si |
espouse
(encz) | espouse,zasnoubit |
espouse
(encz) | espouse,zastávat |
espouse
(encz) | espouse,zvolit si |
Espouse
(gcide) | Espouse \Es*pouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espoused; p. pr. &
vb. n. Espousing.] [OF. espouser, esposer, F. ['e]pouser,
L. sponsare to betroth, espouse, fr. sponsus betrothed, p. p.
of spondere to promise solemnly or sacredly. Cf. Spouse.]
1. To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.
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A virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph.
--Luke i. 27.
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2. To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry.
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Lavinia will I make my empress, . . .
And in the sacred Pantheon her espouse. --Shak.
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3. To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make
one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.
"He espoused that quarrel." --Bacon.
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Promised faithfully to espouse his cause as soon as
he got out of the war. --Bp. Burnet.
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espouse
(wn) | espouse
v 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies,
strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement";
"The candidate espouses Republican ideals" [syn: adopt,
follow, espouse]
2: take in marriage [syn: marry, get married, wed,
conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with, espouse]
3: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and
use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They
adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: espouse, embrace,
adopt, sweep up] |
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espoused
(encz) | espoused,obhajoval v: Zdeněk Brož |
Disespouse
(gcide) | Disespouse \Dis`es*pouse"\, v. t.
To release from espousal or plighted faith. [Poetic]
--Milton.
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Espouse
(gcide) | Espouse \Es*pouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espoused; p. pr. &
vb. n. Espousing.] [OF. espouser, esposer, F. ['e]pouser,
L. sponsare to betroth, espouse, fr. sponsus betrothed, p. p.
of spondere to promise solemnly or sacredly. Cf. Spouse.]
1. To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.
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A virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph.
--Luke i. 27.
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2. To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry.
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Lavinia will I make my empress, . . .
And in the sacred Pantheon her espouse. --Shak.
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3. To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make
one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.
"He espoused that quarrel." --Bacon.
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Promised faithfully to espouse his cause as soon as
he got out of the war. --Bp. Burnet.
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Espoused
(gcide) | Espouse \Es*pouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Espoused; p. pr. &
vb. n. Espousing.] [OF. espouser, esposer, F. ['e]pouser,
L. sponsare to betroth, espouse, fr. sponsus betrothed, p. p.
of spondere to promise solemnly or sacredly. Cf. Spouse.]
1. To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.
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A virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph.
--Luke i. 27.
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2. To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry.
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Lavinia will I make my empress, . . .
And in the sacred Pantheon her espouse. --Shak.
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3. To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make
one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.
"He espoused that quarrel." --Bacon.
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Promised faithfully to espouse his cause as soon as
he got out of the war. --Bp. Burnet.
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Espousement
(gcide) | Espousement \Es*pouse"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. espousement.]
The act of espousing, or the state of being espoused.
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Espouser
(gcide) | Espouser \Es*pous"er\, n.
One who espouses; one who embraces the cause of another or
makes it his own.
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