endorse
Americanverb (used with object)
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endorses,
present (3rd person singular)
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endorsed,
past participle, past
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endorsing
present participle
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to approve, support, or sustain.
to endorse a political candidate.
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to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing, usually on the reverse side of the instrument.
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to sign one's name on (a commercial document or other instrument).
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to make over (a stated amount) to another as payee by one's endorsement.
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to write (something) on the back of a document, paper, etc..
to endorse instructions; to endorse one's signature.
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to acknowledge (payment) by placing one's signature on a bill, draft, etc.
noun
verb
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to give approval or sanction to
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to sign (one's name) on the back of (a cheque, etc) to specify oneself as payee
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commerce
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to sign the back of (a negotiable document) to transfer ownership of the rights to a specified payee
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to specify (a designated sum) as transferable to another as payee
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to write (a qualifying comment, recommendation, etc) on the back of a document
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to sign (a document), as when confirming receipt of payment
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to record (a conviction) on (a driving licence)
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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endorsernoun
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endorsornoun
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preendorseverb (used with object)
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reendorseverb (used with object)
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subendorseverb (used with object)
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superendorseverb (used with object)
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endorsableadjective
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endorsiveadjective
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unendorsableadjective
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unendorsedadjective
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well-endorsedadjective
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endorsinglyadverb
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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endorsesimple
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endorsessimple
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have endorsedperfect
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has endorsedperfect
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am endorsingprogressive
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are endorsingprogressive
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is endorsingprogressive
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have been endorsingperfect progressive
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has been endorsingperfect progressive
Past
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endorsedsimple
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had endorsedperfect
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was endorsingprogressive
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were endorsingprogressive
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had been endorsingperfect progressive
Future
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
Explanation
To endorse is to give support to someone or something. "I endorse this!" means "I think this is a good thing, and so should you." People endorse in many ways. When someone endorses a politician, it means "You should vote for this person, and I'm putting my reputation on the line to say so." When someone endorses a product in a commercial, it means "Go buy this! You'll like it." To endorse is to give support. You can also endorse a check, which means writing your name or someone else's on the back so that you or the other person can cash or deposit it.
Vocabulary lists containing endorse
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Example Sentences
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The cans suggest simply heating and eating, which I wholeheartedly endorse.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
Yet even Crockett says she “WOULDN’T, EVER” endorse Talarico’s Republican opponent, so something has clearly gone uniquely sideways in Michigan.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
"Though the chatbots often made mistakes, they also behaved as sympathetic listeners to skeptical users -- while still refusing to endorse conspiracy theories," the center said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Carney traveled to Strasbourg last month to endorse the new partnership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Kathy knew her kids would endorse the plan.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
But he will still be able to stay in the spotlight by creating suspense over whom he endorses as his successor in 2028.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
It is lost on me how he could square those poetic words with the decision he endorses in Callais.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2026
He endorses a plan my administration announced in 2020, showing that New York City has a future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
“I’m disappointed most of them will be on the ballot,” said Lorena Gonzalez, the head of the California Federation of Labor Unions, which will announce whether it endorses in the governor’s race on March 16.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
Even more extreme is the case where a celebrity endorses a diet or medicine or whatever, in which case we have a sample of one, and generally a paid sample at that.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Ugarte was endorsed by Price and worked in his office as a deputy chief of staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
In 2023, the African Union, which brings together 55 countries, endorsed this position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Ms. Stevens is a Protestant, but her fiancé, who endorsed Mr. Rogers ahead of her, is Jewish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday, a stunning reversal just two days before Michigan voters decide one of the country’s closely watched Senate races.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
The Platonists’ doctrines of recurrence and reminiscence were not the real problem, however; both were endorsed by Proclus, who still wrote, as the Greeks did, in terms of discovery.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Multiple employees at leading AI companies are endorsing the bill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
"That's why I am endorsing Mike Rogers," Stevens said.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Celebrities endorsing a product is an age-old tactic, but buying one with their own money creates its own kind of validation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
On the other hand, as even the Globe editorial endorsing Moulton acknowledged, Markey still seems like “the picture of sharpness and vigor.”
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
By supporting Moore, and, more importantly, by endorsing his new tactic of direct action, Austin would soon have an impact far beyond Durham or even the borders of North Carolina.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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