verb
endorse
ihn-DAWS
verb
1
To publicly declare support or approval for a person, product, or idea.
"The senator endorsed her opponent's bill on climate change."
"Several athletes endorse this brand of running shoes."
2
To sign the back of a cheque in order to cash or transfer it.
"You need to endorse the cheque before depositing it."
3
(UK) To add a penalty record to a driving licence following a traffic offence.
"His licence was endorsed with points for speeding."
How to Use Endorse
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo officially back or approve something — or, literally, to sign the back of a document.
Common pairings
endorse a candidate
endorse a cheque
endorse a product
Word Forms
endorsed past tense, endorses plural, endorses singular
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Etymology
From Old French endosser ("to put on the back"), from Latin dorsum ("back") — the same root as "dorsal." The "r" was later reinserted under the influence of Medieval Latin indorsare.