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endorse

[ en-dawrs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

endorsed, endorsing.

to approve, support, or sustain:
to endorse a political candidate.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
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

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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)

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Derived Forms

��ˈ��ǰ��, noun
��ˈ��ǰ��, adjective

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Other Word Forms

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��e��·��ǰ�� verb (used with object) reendorsed reendorsing
��ܲ�e��·��ǰ�� verb (used with object) subendorsed subendorsing
��p��·��·��ǰ�� verb (used with object) superendorsed superendorsing
un��·��ǰ��a·�� adjective
�ܲ�e��·��ǰ�� adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of endorse¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; variant (with en- for in- ) of earlier indorse, from Medieval Latin ��Ի�ǰ�� “to endorse,” equivalent to Latin in- in- ² + -��ǰ��, 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

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Word 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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“The Committee was never informed about the use of AI before the exam took place, so it could not have considered, much less endorsed, its use,” Chan said.

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He endorsed the idea of a siren warning system.

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The Democratic National Committee chair, Ken Martin, has not endorsed the idea.

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Bergoglio faced charges of failing to inform the authorities that their work in poor neighbourhoods had been endorsed by the Church.

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In a last-minute decision by the debate commission, it was disqualified for failing to meet the criteria by not endorsing candidates in at least 90% of Canada's federal ridings, or constituencies.

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endorsation endorsee

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