Endorse

Verb

 * 1) to support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature
 * 2) To write one's signature on the back of a cheque when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it
 * 3) To give or receive an endorsement

Adverbs for Endorse
enthusiastically; tentatively; legally; legitimately; criminally; dishonestly; optimistically.

Synonyms for Endorse
ratify, sign, subscribe, back, assist, sanction, confirm, guarantee, recommend, support, authorize, warrant, secure, attest, corroborate.

Antonyms for Endorse
reject, disavow, refuse, oppose, disparage, censure, denounce, admonish, disapprove, protest, deprecate.

Derived terms

 * endorsement

Related terms

 * dorsal

Thesaurus
OK, abet, accede to, accept, accord to, accredit, admire, advocate, affirm, agree to, aid and abet, amen, approve, approve of, assent, assure, attest, authenticate, authorize, autograph, back, back up, be sponsor for, be willing, bless, bond, certify, champion, comfort, command, condescend, confirm, connive at, consent, consent to silently, cosign, countenance, countersecure, countersign, deign, elect, embolden, encourage, ensure, esteem, favor, give consent, give permission, give the go-ahead, give the imprimatur, give thumbs up, go along with, go for, grant, guarantee, guaranty, have no objection, hearten, hold with, indorse, initial, insure, keep in countenance, nod, nod assent, nominate, not refuse, notarize, okay, pass, pass on, pass upon, permit, ratify, recommend, respect, rubber stamp, sanction, say amen to, say aye, say yes, seal, second, secure, shine upon, sign, sign and seal, sign for, smile upon, sponsor, stand behind, stand by, stand up for, subscribe, subscribe to, support, sustain, swear and affirm, swear to, take kindly to, think well of, undersign, underwrite, uphold, validate, view with favor, visa, vise, vote, vote affirmatively, vote aye, vouch, warrant, wink at, witness, yield assent

Alternative forms

 * indorse

Etymology
Alteration influenced by indorso: of  endosse:, from  endosser:, from  dossum:, alternative form of dorsum:, from which also dorsal:. That is, the ‘r’ was dropped in Latin dossum, which developed into Old French and then Middle English endosse, and then the ‘r’ was re-introduced into English via the Medieval Latin indorsare, which had retained the ‘r’. Note that the alternative spelling indorse: also uses the initial ‘i’ from Latin (in-:, rather than en-:), but this form is now rare.

Translations

 * Bengali: সমর্থন, অনুমোদন,দলিলের পশ্চাতে নাম সহি
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Finnish: tukea, hyväksyä (varsinkin virallisesti)
 * French: ,
 * German: empfehlen, bestätigen, unterstützen
 * Italian: approvare, (candidate) appoggiare


 * Swedish: bekräfta, besanna, bestyrka, förespråka, förorda
 * Turkish: desteklemek, onaylamak, tasvip etmek


 * French:
 * Norwegian: signere
 * Spanish:


 * Swedish: signera, undertekna, skriva under
 * Turkish: cirolamak, havale etmek, imzalamak