Synonyms

endorse

American

[en-dawrs] / ɛnˈdɔrs /

verb (used with object)

endorsed, endorsing

to approve, support, or sustain.

to endorse a political candidate.

Synonyms:

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

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

noun

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

endorse British

/ ɪnˈdɔːs /

verb

to give approval or sanction to
to sign (one's name) on the back of (a cheque, etc) to specify oneself as payee
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
to write (a qualifying comment, recommendation, etc) on the back of a document
to sign (a document), as when confirming receipt of payment
to record (a conviction) on (a driving licence)

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Other Word Forms

endorsable adjective
endorser noun
endorsingly adverb
endorsive adjective
endorsor noun
preendorse verb (used with object)
reendorse verb (used with object)
subendorse verb (used with object)
superendorse verb (used with object)
unendorsable adjective
unendorsed adjective
well-endorsed adjective

Etymology

Origin of endorse

First recorded in 1350–1400; variant (with en- for in- ) of earlier indorse, from Medieval Latin indorsāre “to endorse,” equivalent to Latin in- in- ² + -dorsāre, 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

Example Sentences

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The Supreme Court endorsed this concept of jurisdiction in Elk v.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ruling party has endorsed President Tinubu to seek a second term in the January 2027 poll and he is widely expected to run.

From BBC

Idlout endorsed Lewis as leader prior to her defection but said she decided to cross the floor after "much personal reflection" and the desire to be part of "a strong and ambitious government".

From BBC

Canada seemed to give more ground to Native tribes when it endorsed, as a nonbinding “aspirational” document, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, or Undrip, in 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I wouldn’t be surprised if the prevailing wisdom there is we better not endorse anybody, because we don’t want to tilt this one way or the other.”

From Los Angeles Times

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