bespouse

English

Etymology

From Middle English *bispusen (attested in past participle bispused (“married; pledged”)) equivalent to be- +‎ spouse.

Verb

bespouse (third-person singular simple present bespouses, present participle bespousing, simple past and past participle bespoused)

  1. (transitive) To marry
    • 2010, Jordan Spencer Cunningham, The New IPF Anthology of Fine Literature, page 113:
      My dearness nearness yearning you,
      With hopeful shoulder nestle do.
      Become, be with, be helping me;
      Bespouse, bedraw, be make-me see.
    • 2014, Rachael Johns, Outback Ghost:
      Stella squeezed her lips together, trying to tame the ridiculous joy that flooded through her at the news that Adam was not bespoused.
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