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عقد کردن ،عقدکردن ،عروسى کردن ،نامزدکردن ،شوهردادن ،حمايت کردن از،عقيده داشتن به
قانون ـ فقه : شوهر دادن

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SPOSARE. PRENDERE IN MATRIMONIO. ABBRACCIARE. ADOTTARE. ADERIRE A

[.v]: عقد کردن ، عقدکردن ، عروسى کردن ، نامزدکردن ، شوهردادن ، حمايت کردن از ، عقيده داشتن به
{قانون و فقه}: شوهر دادن

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espouse
\es*pouse"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. espoused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. espousing.] [of. espouser, esposer, f. épouser, l. sponsare to betroth, espouse, fr. sponsus betrothed, p. p. of spondere to promise solemnly or sacredly. cf. spouse.]
1. to betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse. a virgin espoused to a man whose name was joseph. 27.
2. to take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry. lavinia will i make my empress, and in the sacred pantheon her espouse.
3. to take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace. "he espoused that quarrel." promised faithfully to espouse his cause as soon as he got out of the war. burnet.
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 ]


espouse
(2 sam. 3:14), to betroth. the espousal was a ceremony of betrothing, a formal agreement between the parties then coming under obligation for the purpose of marriage. espousals are in the east frequently contracted years before the marriage is celebrated. it is referred to as figuratively illustrating the relations between god and his people (jer. 2:2; matt. 1:18; 2 cor. 11:2). (see betroth.)

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