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Espousal vs Furthering - What's the difference?

espousal | furthering |

As nouns the difference between espousal and furthering

is that espousal is a betrothal while furthering is the act by which something is furthered; furtherance.

As a verb furthering is

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espousal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A betrothal.
  • A wedding ceremony.
  • Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.

    • Related terms

    * espouse * spouse * sponsor

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    furthering

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is furthered; furtherance.
  • * (George Eliot)
    • the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose, with all the possible thwartings and furtherings of circumstance, all the niceties of inward balance, by which a man swims and makes his point or else is carried headlong.