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Synonyms

endorse

American

[en-dawrs] / ɛnˈdɔrs /

verb (used with object)

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)

"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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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.

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When measles started circulating last year, Kennedy was slow to endorse the MMR shot and hawked ineffective measles treatments.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

But his decision to endorse a major offshore oil exploration project off the coast of the Amazon has garnered virulent criticism from activists.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

For 70 years, it has operated under one rule: It cannot endorse a political candidate.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

And there is a precedent in these situations for opponents not to put up candidates - and to argue they are not going to endorse what they see as a publicity stunt by taking part.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Kathy knew her kids would endorse the plan.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

And yet, “Bridgerton” also endorses Benedict’s queerness in the latest season’s sixth episode, when he comes out to Sophie.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026

Prof Caroline Hiscox, chief executive of NHS Lothian, said the HIS report "effectively endorses" its ongoing programme to improve patient safety and working culture.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

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

Arnault’s arrival on X was amplified by Elon Musk, who reposted the luxury tycoon’s inaugural post and endorsed the idea of communicating directly with the public rather than via the media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Momentum investing has paid huge dividends over time, and it is strongly endorsed by academic research, but the returns can be lumpy — you will occasionally get a very nasty spell of underperformance.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

In a livestream of the summit he did not explain what measures he endorsed -- saying there were "two competing views" over the ETFs tied to national flagship tech firms.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Kleban, though, is close to Gov. Janet Mills; he endorsed her after dropping out of the Senate race the first time.

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2026

Lawes hired the first black guard in 1925 and endorsed plans to institute a six-day workweek for prison officers, down from seven.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Odilia Romero, a resident of District 9 and executive director of CIELO, an advocacy group for Indigenous people, said she is not endorsing in the race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

There's scant to no clinical evidence supporting such promises, and doctors have voiced concern that endorsing weakly understood if trendy substances could direct patients away from treatments backed by evidence.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

“It seems to me that you can read all of these old decisions as endorsing the proposition that the court has decided that this is really not a very strong argument,” Greenberg said.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

The publication saw an almost 13% jump in paid subscriptions in the month after the Washington Post announced it would stop endorsing presidential candidates right before the election.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Fortunately for Jefferson, the leadership of the Kentucky legislature decided to delete the sections of his draft endorsing nullification, presumably because such open defiance of federal law seemed excessive and unnecessarily risky.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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