espouse

espouse (http://definr.com/espouse)

     v 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies,
          strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist
          movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
          [syn: adopt, follow]
     2: take in marriage [syn: marry, get married, wed, conjoin,
         hook up with, get hitched with]
     3: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone
        and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They
        adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: embrace, adopt, {sweep
        up}]