endorse

[En*dorseĀ·]

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."

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Same as Indorse.

Verb
of documents or cheques

Verb
guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat"

Verb
be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

Verb
give support or one''s approval to; "I''ll second that motion"; "I can''t back this plan"; "endorse a new project"


v. t.
Same as Indorse.

n.
A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width (according to some writers, one eighth).


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. &hand; 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).

Same as Indorse.

A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width (according to some writers, one eighth).

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Usage Examples

I knew that there were several, among African-American leaders, who had been put out by me because of my failure or reluctance to endorse Sen. Kerry.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I didn't know that President Bush would endorse a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse their ego, their identity.

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