0 past simple and past participle of espouse --
1 to become involved with or support an activity or opinion: --
Vegetarianism is one cause she does not espouse.
Roles such as facilitator and enabler are espoused, but exactly what is to be facilitated or enabled is often not made clear.
Politicians who espoused 'zero tolerance' for drug use and other crimes were rewarded with electoral victories in the 1980s and after.
They espoused a philosophy of national interests - that excluded no-one explicitly - that privileged no class, region, or economic sector.
Natural music, then, can be seen as a response to a broader set of values espoused by the opera critics.
Often conflicting aims are espoused, mixing charitable concerns with financial sustainability.
The values espoused by older people expressed interdependence - not being a burden, caring about others, and reciprocity.
The person-centred approach, espoused in the book, is essentially optimistic and individualistic and one senses an emphasis on ' success ' stories.
Espoused theories are more open to critical appraisal.
