espouse

Verb

• take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
  • She embraced Catholicism
    
  • They adopted the Jewish faith
    

• take in marriage

• choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
  • She followed the feminist movement
    
  • The candidate espouses Republican ideals
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  embrace , adopt , sweep up , marry , get married , wed , conjoin , hook up with , get hitched with , follow