Espouse and Throw away

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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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Throw away is an antonym for espouse.

Throw away verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.

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Espouse is an antonym for throw away.

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