endorse
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verb (used with object) Also, indorse (for defs 1–6).
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.
noun
7.
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
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Origin:
1350–1400; variant (with en- for in-) of earlier indorse < Medieval Latin indorsāre to endorse, equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + -dorsāre, derivative of dorsum back; replacing endoss, Middle English endossen < Old French endosser, equivalent to en- en-1 + -dosser, derivative of dos < Latin dorsum
1350–1400; variant (with en- for in-) of earlier indorse < Medieval Latin indorsāre to endorse, equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + -dorsāre, derivative of dorsum back; replacing endoss, Middle English endossen < Old French endosser, equivalent to en- en-1 + -dosser, derivative of dos < Latin dorsum
Related forms
en·dors·a·ble, adjective
en·dors·er, en·dor·sor, noun
en·dors·ing·ly, adverb
en·dor·sive, adjective
pre·en·dorse, verb (used with object), pre·en·dorsed, pre·en·dors·ing.
re·en·dorse, verb (used with object), re·en·dorsed, re·en·dors·ing.
sub·en·dorse, verb (used with object), sub·en·dorsed, sub·en·dors·ing.
su·per·en·dorse, verb (used with object), su·per·en·dorsed, su·per·en·dors·ing.
un·en·dors·a·ble, adjective
un·en·dorsed, adjective
well-en·dorsed, adjective
Synonyms
1. sanction, ratify, uphold, sustain, back, second.
1. sanction, ratify, uphold, sustain, back, second.
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endorse or indorse (ɪnˈdɔːs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| a. to sign the back of (a negotiable document) to transfer ownership of the rights to a specified payee | |
| b. 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. | chiefly (Brit) to record (a conviction) on (a driving licence) |
| [C16: from Old French endosser to put on the back, from | |
| indorse or indorse | |
| —vb | |
| [C16: from Old French endosser to put on the back, from | |
| en'dorsable or indorse | |
| —adj | |
| in'dorsable or indorse | |
| —adj | |
| en'dorser or indorse | |
| —n | |
| en'dorsor or indorse | |
| —n | |
| in'dorser or indorse | |
| —n | |
| in'dorsor or indorse | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
endorse
late 14c., 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. Related: Endorsed; endorsing.
"You can endorse, literally, a cheque or other papers, &, metaphorically, a claim or argument, but to talk of endorsing material things other than papers is a solecism." [Fowler]
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Example sentences
Films for public broadcast should be fair and not support or endorse one point of view.
However, to endorse this position is to torpedo almost any ethical project from the start.
Those who endorse global warming universally seem to see it as a looming disaster for life on the planet.
We endorse his bid to expand on that work in Congress.
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