Both Uses of
endorse
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- My motive for withholding it from the coroner's inquiry is that a man of science shrinks from placing himself in the public position of seeming to indorse a popular superstition.†
Chpt 2 *
- It is indorsed 'Mr. and Mrs. Vandeleur,' but you will have no difficulty in recognizing him, and her also, if you know her by sight.†
Chpt 13
Definition:
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(endorse) to approve or supportThe exact meaning of endorse can depend upon its context. For example:
- "I endorse her candidacy." -- support for a candidate
- "I endorse the committee's recommendations." -- support an idea
- "She is paid a million dollars a year to endorse the company's products." -- publicly support in return for payment
- "She endorsed and deposited the check." -- approved placing funds into a bank account by writing on the back of a check, something like "for deposit only," the account number, and signing