Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans:
— The candidate espouses Republican ideals.

synonyms: adopt, follow.

Take in marriage.

synonyms: conjoin, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed.

Roget 903: marry, wive, take to oneself a wife; be married, be spliced; go off, pair off; wed, espouse, get hitched [U.S.], lead to the hymeneal altar, take 'for better for worse'," give one's hand to, bestow one's hand upon.    marry, join, handfast^†; couple etc. (unit) 43; tie the nuptial knot; give away, give away in marriage; seal; ally, affiance; betroth etc. (promise) 768; publish the banns, bid the banns; be asked in church.    ... show more

Dutch: huwen, in de echt verbinden, trouwen, zich in de echt verbinden

Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own.

synonyms: adopt, embrace, sweep up.

Roget 609: offers one's choice, set before; hold out the alternative, present the alternative, offer the alternative; put to the vote.    use option, use discretion, exercise option, exercise discretion, one's option; adopt, take up, embrace, espouse; choose, elect, opt for; take one's choice, make one's choice; make choice of, fix upon.    vote, poll, hold up one's hand; divide.    settle; decide etc. (adjudge) 480; list etc. (will) 600; make up one's mind etc. (resolve) 604.    select; pick and choose; pick out, single out; cull, glean, winnow; sift the chaff from the wheat, separate the chaff from the wheat, winnow the chaff from the wheat; pick up, pitch upon; pick one's way; indulge one's fancy.    set apart, mark out for; mark etc. 550.    prefer; have rather, have as lief; fancy etc. (desire) 865; be persuaded etc. 615.    take a decided step, take a decisive step; commit oneself to a course; pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon; cast in one's lot with; take for better or for worse.    ... show more

Dutch: trouwen, met, omarmen, omhelzen