espouse vs get married

espouse and get married both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
espouse	No	No	Yes	No
get married	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, espouse and get married are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of espouse include conjoin, get hitched with, hook up with, marry, wed.

espouse (verb)	get married (verb)
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own	take in marriage; married
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
take in marriage; married