endorse
Plural: endorses
Verb
Verb Forms: endorsed, endorseing, endorsees
- To approve, support, or sign on the back of a document.
- be behind; approve of
- give support or one's approval to
- "endorse a new project"
- guarantee as meeting a certain standard
- sign as evidence of legal transfer
- "endorse cheques"
- To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly; to give an endorsement.
- To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.
- To add penalty points to one's driving licence as a result of a road traffic offence.
- To report (a symptom); to describe.
Noun
- A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.
Examples
- He hoped his high-scoring play would endorse his victory in Words With Friends.
- The court endorsed his driving record with three penalty points for the drink-driving.
- The president endorsed John Smith as senator.
Origin / Etymology
Alteration influenced by Medieval Latin indorsare of Middle English endosse, from Old French endosser (“to put on the back”), from Latin dossum, alternative form of dorsum (“back”), from which also dorsal (“of the back”). 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.
Scrabble Score: 8
endorse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordendorse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
endorse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary