endorse
Americanverb (used with object)
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endorses,
present (3rd person singular)
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endorsed,
past participle, past
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endorsing
present participle
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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
Derived Forms
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endorsernoun
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endorsornoun
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preendorseverb (used with object)
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reendorseverb (used with object)
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subendorseverb (used with object)
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superendorseverb (used with object)
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endorsableadjective
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endorsiveadjective
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unendorsableadjective
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unendorsedadjective
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well-endorsedadjective
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endorsinglyadverb
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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endorsesimple
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endorsessimple
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have endorsedperfect
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has endorsedperfect
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am endorsingprogressive
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are endorsingprogressive
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is endorsingprogressive
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have been endorsingperfect progressive
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has been endorsingperfect progressive
Past
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endorsedsimple
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had endorsedperfect
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was endorsingprogressive
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were endorsingprogressive
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had been endorsingperfect progressive
Future
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
Explanation
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." People endorse in many ways. When someone endorses a politician, it means "You should vote for this person, and I'm putting my reputation on the line to say so." When someone endorses a product in a commercial, it means "Go buy this! You'll like it." To endorse is to give support. You can also endorse a check, which means writing your name or someone else's on the back so that you or the other person can cash or deposit it.
Vocabulary lists containing endorse
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While declining to endorse Bass, Caruso commended the mayor by saying “she’s done her work, and she’s worked with the team, and I compliment this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
He understood why his colleagues used them, even though hospitals generally don’t endorse the use of unvetted tech.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
At a tense board meeting, Mashburn chastised California Forever for the rush but voted to endorse a compromise bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The names of hundreds of notable figures from across the West Midlands have been added to the piece, with some visiting the project specifically to endorse it by adding their signature.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Why would these young men openly endorse and perpetuate the very stereotypes that are invoked to justify their second-class status, their exclusion from mainstream society?
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
The timing of the purchase also endorses an earnings recovery in 2H, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
“If he endorses Karen Bass a lot of people will see him as a sellout. If he endorses Nithya, which I can’t see happening, people will say he’s just bitter at Karen Bass,” Klink said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told the BBC: "Anyone who engages in or endorses political violence or assassination culture must be condemned in the harshest terms possible."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
But he will still be able to stay in the spotlight by creating suspense over whom he endorses as his successor in 2028.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Even more extreme is the case where a celebrity endorses a diet or medicine or whatever, in which case we have a sample of one, and generally a paid sample at that.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
In December, DR Congo and Rwanda endorsed a Washington-brokered peace agreement but it did not end the fighting.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
To help make the project financially feasible for the developer, the city endorsed advertising on the building in the form of five static displays and one full-motion video billboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
After Coxon’s resignation, the concept of “pacing” cutting-edge AI research was endorsed by AI leaders including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The editorial board of local Ohio news outlet The Columbus Dispatch endorsed Acton after the ad dropped, describing it as "revolting and unsettling".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Lawes hired the first black guard in 1925 and endorsed plans to institute a six-day workweek for prison officers, down from seven.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
A filing from Krasner’s office endorsing a new trial for Dennis Johnson, who is serving a life sentence, contained major factual errors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Caruso said Tuesday he hadn’t given much thought to endorsing and said he was meeting with Raman soon to discuss her run.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
On the other hand, as even the Globe editorial endorsing Moulton acknowledged, Markey still seems like “the picture of sharpness and vigor.”
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Talarico’s campaign cut an ad showing Paxton taking the pen and ending with Joplin, holding his recovered pen, endorsing Talarico.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
They probably assumed that now those famous “leaders” were endorsing and joining them.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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