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espoused
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stand up for; support |
| Synonyms: | accept, adopt, advocate, approve, back, champion, defend, embrace, get into, go in for, maintain, stand behind, take on, take up, uphold |
| Antonyms: | forsake, reject |
| Main Entry: | matrimonial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | married |
| Synonyms: | betrothed, conjugal, connubial, engaged, epithalamic, espoused, marital, nuptial, spousal, wedded, wedding |
| Antonyms: | divorce |
| Main Entry: | better half |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | partner in marriage |
| Synonyms: | consort, espoused, feme covert, helpmate, helpmeet, husband, mate, partner, rib, significant other, soul mate, spouse, wife |
| Main Entry: | married |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wedded |
| Synonyms: | espoused, joined, joined in holy matrimony, marital, mated, united |
| Antonyms: | single, unmarried, unwedded |
| Main Entry: | spliced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | married |
| Synonyms: | espoused, hitched, united, wedded |
| Main Entry: | wedded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | married |
| Synonyms: | espoused, wed |
| Main Entry: | adopt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose or take something as one's own |
| Synonyms: | accept, adapt, affiliate, affirm, appropriate, approve, assent, assume, borrow, embrace, endorse, espouse, follow, go down the line, go in for, imitate, maintain, mimic, opt, ratify, seize, select, support, take on, take over, take up, tap, use, utilize |
| Antonyms: | disown, leave alone, reject, repudiate, repulse |
| Main Entry: | assent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, allow, approve, buy, cave in, comply, concur, conform, consent, cut a deal, defer, ditto*, embrace, espouse, give five, give in, go along with, grant, knuckle under, okay*, pass on, permit, recognize, sanction, say uncle, shake on, subscribe |
| Antonyms: | disagree, disallow, disapprove, dissent, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | betroth |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | marry |
| Synonyms: | affiance, become engaged, bind, commit, contract, engage, espouse, give one's hand, make compact, plight faith, plight troth, promise, tie oneself to, vow |
| Antonyms: | divorce, leave, separate |
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