51³Ō¹Ļ

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

endorse

/ ÉŖ²Ōˈ»åɔː²õ /

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)

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • endorsable adjective
  • endorser noun
  • endorsor noun
  • endorsingly adverb
  • endorsive adjective
  • 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
  • ±š²Ōˈ»å“ǰł²õ±š°ł noun
  • ±š²Ōˈ»å“ǰł²õ²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of endorse1

First recorded in 1350–1400; variant (with en- for in- ) of earlier indorse, from Medieval Latin ¾±²Ō»å“ǰł²õÄå°ł±š ā€œto endorse,ā€ equivalent to Latin in- in- 2 + -»å“ǰł²õÄå°ł±š, derivative of dorsum ā€œbackā€; 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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51³Ō¹Ļ 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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For all the US denials, Iran clearly believes American forces endorsed and at least tacitly supported Israel's attacks.

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He repeatedly denounced legal immigration of non-white people and endorsed the idea that racial diversity is a threat to white people.

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The proposed budget does include two longer-term scientific goals endorsed by Trump — a return of astronauts to the moon via a project dubbed Artemis, and the landing of a crew on Mars.

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Challengers ā€œwin elections because their opponents were unpopular,ā€ Levin wrote, ā€œand then — imagining the public has endorsed their party activists’ agenda — they use the power of their office to make themselves unpopular.ā€

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Musk appears to endorse impeaching Trump while quoting a conspiracy theorist who shared his Epstein files claim about the president.

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