indorse Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

In*dorse" transitive verb
Etymology
LL. indorsare. See Endorse.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Indorsed ; present participle & verbal noun Indorsing
Definitions
  1. To cover the back of; to load or burden. Obs.
    Elephants indorsed with towers. Milton.
  2. To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address.
  3. (Law & Com.) To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a ote, draft, or the like; to guarantee the payment, fulfillment, performance, or validity of, or to certify something upon the back of (a check, draft, writ, warrant of arrest, etc.).
  4. To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by approval; to approve; as, to indorse an opinion.

Webster 1913