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ENDORSE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sign as evidence of legal transfer

Example:

endorse cheques

Synonyms:

endorse; indorse

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "endorse" is one way to...):

sign (be engaged by a written agreement)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "endorse"):

co-sign; cosign (sign and endorse (another person's signature), as for a loan)

visa (provide (a passport) with a visa)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

endorsement (a signature that validates something)

endorser (a person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Guarantee as meeting a certain standard

Example:

certified grade AAA meat

Synonyms:

certify; endorse; indorse

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "endorse" is one way to...):

guarantee; warrant (stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

endorsement (formal and explicit approval)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Be behind; approve of

Example:

I backed Kennedy in 1960

Synonyms:

back; endorse; indorse; plump for; plunk for; support

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "endorse" is one way to...):

approve; O.K.; okay; sanction (give sanction to)

Verb group:

back; endorse; indorse; second (give support or one's approval to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "endorse"):

guarantee; warrant (stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of)

champion; defend (protect or fight for as a champion)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

endorsement (the act of endorsing)

endorsement (a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books))

endorser (someone who expresses strong approval)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Give support or one's approval to

Example:

endorse a new project

Synonyms:

back; endorse; indorse; second

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "endorse" is one way to...):

back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)

Verb group:

back; endorse; indorse; plump for; plunk for; support (be behind; approve of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

endorsement (the act of endorsing)

endorsement (a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books))

endorser (someone who expresses strong approval)

Credits

 Context examples: 

SIR,—I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)