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endorse

[ en-dawrs ]

verb (used with object)

endorsed, endorsing.
  1. to approve, support, or sustain:

    to endorse a political candidate.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  2. to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing, usually on the reverse side of the instrument.
  3. to sign one's name on (a commercial document or other instrument).
  4. to make over (a stated amount) to another as payee by one's endorsement.
  5. to write (something) on the back of a document, paper, etc.:

    to endorse instructions; to endorse one's signature.

  6. to acknowledge (payment) by placing one's signature on a bill, draft, etc.


noun

  1. Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.

endorse

/ ɪˈɔː /

verb

  1. to give approval or sanction to
  2. to sign (one's name) on the back of (a cheque, etc) to specify oneself as payee
  3. commerce
    1. to sign the back of (a negotiable document) to transfer ownership of the rights to a specified payee
    2. to specify (a designated sum) as transferable to another as payee
  4. to write (a qualifying comment, recommendation, etc) on the back of a document
  5. to sign (a document), as when confirming receipt of payment
  6. to record (a conviction) on (a driving licence)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰ, noun
  • ˈǰ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ǰa· adjective
  • ·ǰİ ·ǰsǰ noun
  • ·ǰiԲ· adverb
  • ·ǰs adjective
  • e·ǰ verb (used with object) preendorsed preendorsing
  • e·ǰ verb (used with object) reendorsed reendorsing
  • ܲe·ǰ verb (used with object) subendorsed subendorsing
  • p··ǰ verb (used with object) superendorsed superendorsing
  • un·ǰa· adjective
  • ܲe·ǰ adjective
  • ɱ-·ǰ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of endorse1

First recorded in 1350–1400; variant (with en- for in- ) of earlier indorse, from Medieval Latin Իǰ “to endorse,” equivalent to Latin in- in- 2 + -ǰ, derivative of dorsum “back”; replacing endoss, Middle English endossen, from Old French endosser, equivalent to en- en- 1 + -dosser, derivative of dos, from Latin dorsum
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of endorse1

C16: from Old French endosser to put on the back, from en- 1+ dos back, from Latin dorsum
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Example Sentences

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After being endorsed by the party, Yoon's politics lurched rapidly to the right.

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Unable to persuade a majority of the commission to endorse their deficit-cutting recommendations, Simpson and Bowles took it upon themselves to issue a list under the portentous title “The Moment of Truth.”

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But the notion – enthusiastically endorsed by populist and hard-right politicians across Europe and the US – that she is a victim of a conspiratorial political plot has clearly not convinced most French people.

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Its ratings were boosted in 2020 when it was endorsed by Trump, who had become increasingly angry at Fox News.

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With a majority of the county supervisors endorsing a pullout, some at City Hall are expressing fresh concerns about the looming breakup.

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