endorse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be behind; approve of
    indorse; plunk for; support; plump for; back.
    • He plumped for the Labor Party
    • I backed Kennedy in 1960
  2. verb give support or one's approval to
    second; indorse; back.
    • I'll second that motion
    • I can't back this plan
    • endorse a new project
  3. verb guarantee as meeting a certain standard
    indorse; certify.
    • certified grade AAA meat
  4. verb sign as evidence of legal transfer
    indorse.
    • endorse cheques

WordNet

En*dorse" transitive verb
Etymology
Formerly endosse, fr. F. endosser to put on the back, to endorse; pref. en- (L. in) + dos back, L. dorsum. See Dorsal, and cf. Indorse.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Endorsed ; present participle & verbal noun Endorsing
Definitions
  1. Same as Indorse. ✍ Both endorse and indorse are used by good writers; but the tendency is to the more general use of indorse and its derivatives indorsee, indorser, and indorsement.
En*dorse" noun
Definitions
  1. (Her.) A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width (according to some writers, one eighth).

Webster 1913