Espousing is valid Scrabble Word

Is espousing a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is espousing valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

9 letters word
12 points in Scrabble
16 points in WWF

Definitions for ESPOUSING in dictionary:

VERB:

ESPOUSE, to make a mutual promise of marriage
adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life)
marry
(of a woman) be engaged to (a particular man)

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

to marry

Words related to ESPOUSING

espouse9 espoused11 espouses10

Words that contain ESPOUSING

bespousing15 disespousing16

How to use ESPOUSING in a sentence

I have been sixty miles to visit a person, of whom I had heard, not only as possessing important knowledge, but as espousing our opinions on this subject.
Whitby adds to the definition, the espousing it out of disgust, pride, envy, or some worldly principle, and against his conscience.
Milton was not quite alone among the poets of his time in espousing the popular cause.
Espousing the cause of the infant King Alphonso, he has sent a letter to the Spanish clergy, desiring them to refrain from encouraging the rebellion.
The greatest part of the senate, his private friends and dependents, with all those who expected to make their fortunes by espousing his cause, agreed to follow him.
In espousing the cause of the hated and despised Christians he represented himself as a simple member of that sect.
They were promptly received into the best Venetian society, Maffei, the uncle, being appointed a magistrate, and Niccolo, the father, espousing a beautiful young lady.
This they have done by espousing the cause of any party in litigation on condition that he should register himself a Roman Catholic.
He entered into the married state by espousing Margaret Chalmers, a young woman of respectable connexions and considerable literary tastes.
Espousing the candidature of Hyrcanus, Pompey marched against Jerusalem, within the walls of which he was admitted by the party of Hyrcanus.

Not one of the European Powers had evinced a decided intention of espousing the Confederate cause, and the blockade still exercised its relentless pressure.
And in thus definitely espousing publicity by making public the most internal mystery, Christianity acts in accordance with its earliest origins and its terrible beginning.
The opportunities for espousing millionaires and ministers of state are countless.
The commissioners were divided in opinion, each espousing the cause of his country.
The Democratic press was opposed, except when it could make capital against the Republicans by espousing it.

Similar words containing ESPOUS without suffix ing

espouse9 bespouse12 espousal10 espoused11 espouser10 espouses10 bespoused14 bespouses13 espousals11 espousers11 bespousing15 disespouse13 disespoused15 disespouses14 disespousing16

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