sweep up vs espouse

sweep up and espouse both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of sweep up include adopt, embrace.

sweep up (verb)	espouse (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
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
	take in marriage; married