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en⋅dorse

  [en-dawrs] verb, -dorsed, -dors⋅ing, noun
Use endorse in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to approve, support, or sustain: to endorse a political candidate.
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
7. Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
Also, indorse (for defs. 1–6).

Origin:
1350–1400; var. (with en- for in-) of earlier indorse < ML indorsāre to endorse, equiv. to L in- in- 2 + -dorsāre, deriv. of dorsum back; r. endoss, ME endossen < OF endosser, equiv. to en- en- 1 + -dosser, deriv. of dos < L dorsum

Related forms:
en⋅dors⋅a⋅ble, adjective
en⋅dors⋅er, en⋅dor⋅sor, noun
en⋅dors⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
en⋅dor⋅sive, adjective

Synonyms:
1. sanction, ratify, uphold, sustain, back, second.
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en·dorse   (ěn-dôrs')   
tr.v.   en·dorsed also in·dorsed, en·dors·ing also in·dors·ing, en·dors·es also in·dors·es
  1. To write one's signature on the back of (a check, for example) as evidence of the legal transfer of its ownership, especially in return for the cash or credit indicated on its face.
  2. To place (one's signature), as on a contract, to indicate approval of its contents or terms.
  3. To acknowledge (receipt of payment) by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument.
  4. To give approval of or support to, especially by public statement; sanction: endorse a political candidate. See Synonyms at approve.

[Middle English endosen, from Anglo-Norman endosser, from Medieval Latin indorsāre : Latin in-, upon, in; see en-1 + Latin dorsum, back.]
en·dors'a·ble adj., en·dors'er, en·dor'sor n.
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Endorse

En*dorse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endorsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Endorsing.] [Formerly endosse, fr. F. endosser to put on the back, to endorse; pref. en- (L. in) + dos back, L. dorsum. See Dorsal, and cf. Indorse.] Same as Indorse.

Note: Both endorse and indorse are used by good writers; but the tendency is to the more general use of indorse and its derivatives indorsee, indorser, and indorsement.

Endorse

En*dorse"\, n. (Her.) A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width (according to some writers, one eighth).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : endorse
Spanish: endosar,
German: indossieren,
Japanese: 裏書きする
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endorse 
1381, from O.Fr. endosser, lit. "to put on back," from en- "put on" + dos "back," from L. dossum, var. of dorsum. Sense of "confirm, approve" (by signing on the back) is first recorded in Eng. 1847. Assimilated in form to M.L. indorsare.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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endorse

To sign a negotiable instrument in order to transfer it to another party. For example, investors holding securities must endorse the certificates before delivery to the broker.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: en·dorse
Variant: also in·dorse /in-'dors/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: en·dorsed also in·dorsed; en·dors·ing also in·dors·ing
Etymology: Anglo-French endosser endorser and Medieval Latin indorsare, both ultimately from Latin in on + dorsum back
1 : to write on the back of; especially : to sign one's name as payee on the back of (an instrument) in order to receive the cash or credit represented on the face <endorse a check>
2 : to inscribe (as one's signature or a notation accompanied by one's signature) on an instrument (as a note or bill) esp. to transfer or guarantee it
3 : to transfer (an instrument) to another by inscribing one's signature endorses a note to creditor as security for a debt —Uniform Commercial Code>
4 : to inscribe (as an official document) with a notation (as of date or title)—endorse in blank : to inscribe (an instrument) with a blank endorsement
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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