espouse vs sweep up

espouse and sweep up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
espouse	No	No	Yes	No
sweep up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, espouse and sweep up are synonyms defined as:

espouse and sweep up: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

Other synonyms of espouse include adopt, embrace.

espouse (verb)	sweep up (verb)
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own	take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans	force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
take in marriage; married