ENDORSE


Meaning of ENDORSE in English

/ ɪnˈdɔːs; NAmE ɪnˈdɔːrs/ verb [ vn ]

1.

to say publicly that you support a person, statement or course of action :

I wholeheartedly endorse his remarks.

Members of all parties endorsed a ban on land mines.

2.

to say in an advertisement that you use and like a particular product so that other people will want to buy it

3.

to write your name on the back of a cheque so that it can be paid into a bank account

4.

[ usually passive ] ( BrE ) to write details of a driving offence on sb's driving licence :

You risk having your licence endorsed.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent. (in the sense write on the back of ; formerly also as indorse ): from medieval Latin indorsare , from Latin in- in, on + dorsum back.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.