動詞 espouse:

1. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
   同義詞：adopt, follow
2. take in marriage
   同義詞：marry, get married, wed, conjoin, hook up with, get hitched with
3. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
   同義詞：embrace, adopt, sweep up

1. This organization espouses the socialist philosophy.
   這個組織支持社會主義哲學。

es.pouse

v.tr.（及物動詞）
es.poused,es.pous.ing,es.pous.es

To take in marriage; marry.
出席婚禮：參加婚禮；結婚
To give (a woman) in marriage.
訂婚：婚禮上同（某女子）訂婚
To give one`s loyalty or support to (a cause, for example); adopt.
擁護，贊助：信奉或擁護（如，事業(yè)）；采取

來源：
Middle English espousen
中古英語 espousen
from Old French espouser
源自 古法語 espouser
from Latin spôns3re
源自 拉丁語 spôns3re
from spondôre spôns- [to betroth] * see spend-
源自 spondôre spôns- [訂婚，與…結婚] *參見 spend-

【引伸】
espous.er
n.（名詞）