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espouse vs inmarry

inmarry vs espouse

espouse and inmarry both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
espouse No No Yes No
inmarry No No Yes No
As verbs, inmarry is a hyponym of espouse; that is, inmarry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than espouse:
  • espouse: take in marriage; married
  • inmarry: marry within one's own tribe or group
Other hyponyms of espouse include mismarry, wive, wive, intermarry, remarry.
espouse (verb) inmarry (verb)
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own marry within one's own tribe or group
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
take in marriage; married
Difference between espouse and inmarry

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