endorse

endorse
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. approve, support, second; recommend; subscribe (to); sign. See approbation.
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(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To inscribe one's name]
Syn. sign, put one's signature on, countersign, underwrite, sign one's name on, inscribe one's signature, subscribe, superscribe, authorize, notarize, validate, legalize, initial, pay over, make over, put the seal to, say amen to, sign on the dotted line, autograph a check*, put one's John Hancock on*.
2. [To indicate one's active support of]
Syn. approve, confirm, sanction, ratify, sponsor, back, guarantee, underwrite, support, lend one's name to, stand up for, stand behind, vouch for, uphold, recommend, commend, praise, defend, champion, give one's word for, OK, back up, get behind*, go to bat for*; see also approve 1 .
Ant. censure*, condemn, denounce.
See Synonym Study at approve .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
sanction, approve, recommend, support, back, back up, vouch for, certify, advocate, stand behind, warrant, *give one's stamp of approval.
ANT.: reject, repudiate
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To affix one's signature to: autograph, inscribe, sign, subscribe, undersign. Idioms: put one's John Hancock on, set one's hand to. See LAW. 2. To give one's consent to: allow, approbate, approve, authorize, consent, let, permit, sanction. Informal: OK. See ALLOW. 3. To aid the cause of by approving or favoring: advocate, back, champion, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold. Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of. See SUPPORT. 4. To establish as true or genuine: authenticate, bear out, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, establish, evidence, prove, show, substantiate, validate, verify. See SHOW, SUPPORT.

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  • endorse — en·dorse also in·dorse /in dȯrs/ vt en·dorsed also in·dorsed, en·dors·ing, also, in·dors·ing [Anglo French endosser endorser and Medieval Latin indorsare, both ultimately from Latin in on + dorsum back] 1: to write on the back of; esp: to sign… …   Law dictionary

  • 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}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • endorse — (v.) late 14c. endosse alteration, from O.Fr. endosser (12c.), lit. to put on back, from en put on (see EN (Cf. en ) (1)) + dos back, from L. dossum, variant of dorsum. Sense of confirm, approve (by signing on the back) is recorded in English… …   Etymology dictionary

  • endorse — [v1] support, authorize accredit, advocate, affirm, approve, attest, authenticate, back, back up*, bless, boost, certify, champion, commend, confirm, countenance, defend, favor, give a boost to, give green light*, give one’s word*, give the go… …   New thesaurus

  • endorse — [en dôrs′, indôrs′] vt. endorsed, endorsing [altered (after L) < ME endosen < OFr endosser < ML indorsare < L in, on, upon + dorsum, the back] 1. to write on the back of (a document); specif., a) to sign (one s name) as payee on the… …   English World dictionary

  • Endorse — En*dorse , n. (Her.) A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width (according to some writers, one eighth). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • endorse — *approve, sanction, accredit, certify Analogous words: vouch, attest, *certify, witness: *commend, recommend: *support, uphold, champion, back, advocate Contrasted words: *disapprove, deprecate: condemn, denounce, reprobate, reprehend, censur …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • endorse — in its modern marketing meaning ‘to give one s approval to (a product)’ was labelled by the Concise Oxford Dictionary in 1914 as ‘vulgar in advertisements’. Its original meaning is ‘to write on the back of (a document)’, from Latin dorsum ‘back’ …   Modern English usage

  • endorse — (US & Law also indorse) ► VERB 1) declare one s public approval of. 2) sign (a cheque or bill of exchange) on the back to specify another as the payee or to accept responsibility for paying it. 3) Brit. enter an endorsement on (a driving licence) …   English terms dictionary

  • endorse — Transferring asset ownership by signing the back of the asset s certificate. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * endorse en‧dorse [ɪnˈdɔːs ǁ ˈdɔːrs] also indorse verb [transitive] 1. LAW …   Financial and business terms

  • endorse — [[t]ɪndɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] endorses, endorsing, endorsed 1) VERB If you endorse someone or something, you say publicly that you support or approve of them. [V n] I can endorse their opinion wholeheartedly. [V n] ...policies agreed by the Labour Party… …   English dictionary

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