endorse
Americanverb (used with object)
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to approve, support, or sustain.
to endorse a political candidate.
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to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing, usually on the reverse side of the instrument.
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to sign one's name on (a commercial document or other instrument).
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to make over (a stated amount) to another as payee by one's endorsement.
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to write (something) on the back of a document, paper, etc..
to endorse instructions; to endorse one's signature.
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to acknowledge (payment) by placing one's signature on a bill, draft, etc.
noun
verb
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to give approval or sanction to
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to sign (one's name) on the back of (a cheque, etc) to specify oneself as payee
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commerce
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to sign the back of (a negotiable document) to transfer ownership of the rights to a specified payee
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to specify (a designated sum) as transferable to another as payee
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to write (a qualifying comment, recommendation, etc) on the back of a document
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to sign (a document), as when confirming receipt of payment
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to record (a conviction) on (a driving licence)
Other Word Forms
- endorsable adjective
- endorser noun
- endorsingly adverb
- endorsive adjective
- endorsor noun
- preendorse verb (used with object)
- reendorse verb (used with object)
- subendorse verb (used with object)
- superendorse verb (used with object)
- unendorsable adjective
- unendorsed adjective
- well-endorsed adjective
Etymology
Origin of endorse
First recorded in 1350–1400; variant (with en- for in- ) of earlier indorse, from Medieval Latin indorsāre “to endorse,” equivalent to Latin in- in- 2 + -dorsāre, 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
Example Sentences
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“The worst thing we can do right now for our movement is to say, ‘Well, actually, we’re not going to endorse Rae or Nithya.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as you can imagine, doesn’t endorse “Mormon Wives” for many reasons.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Pressed repeatedly by lawmakers, Gabbard declined to directly endorse that characterization, instead arguing that determining what constitutes an imminent threat is ultimately the responsibility of the president.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
And though the primary was frequently ugly, Crockett was gracious enough to quickly concede and endorse Talarico.
From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026
They began to endorse Japanese products and had a cartoon and a live-action TV series based on their exploits.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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