Espouse and Reject

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Espouse verb - To take for one's own use (something originated by another).

Usage example: after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice

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Reject is an antonym for espouse in topics: support, marry.

Reject verb - To declare not to be true.

Usage example: I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that

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Espouse is an antonym for reject.

Nearby Words: rejected, rejection, rejecting, rejector, rejecter

view	espouse view	reject view
idea	espouse idea	reject idea
morality	espouse morality	reject morality
system	espouse system	reject system
Other words: use, theory, philosophy, ideas, stories, ideals, teachings.

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