espouse vs pick out

espouse and pick out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
espouse	No	No	Yes	No
pick out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pick out is a hypernym of espouse; that is, pick out is a word with a broader meaning than espouse:

espouse: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
pick out: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

Other hypernyms of espouse include choose, select, take.

espouse (verb)	pick out (verb)
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans	detect with the senses
take in marriage; married