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Definition
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 something like "for deposit" and signing the back of a check
- Africans want to be allowed to live where they obtain work, and not be endorsed out of an area because they were not born there.Nelson Mandela -- I Am Prepared to Die
- Half of the men endorsed the Emancipation Proclamation, a quarter opposed it, and the other quarter did not register an opinion.James M. McPherson -- What They Fought For - 1861-1865
- We shouldn't have to pay for stuff we hate, and I don't want to pay for a health care program that endorses legalized abortions.Phil Robertson -- Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander
- By even allowing a balloting, I would be requesting that you endorse a man who Vatican Law proclaims ineligible.Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
- Wilson resumed: "We not only grant that claim, but we welcome it and strongly endorse it.Mark Twain -- Pudd'nhead Wilson
- Now that was an endorsement.Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter's Daughter
- I think most people had accepted it, and it had obviously been endorsed by the village elder.Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
- I discovered that it was not wise to be seen reading books that were not endorsed by the Communist party.Richard Wright -- Black Boy
- They hadn't been buried in the same grave — no need to endorse the scandal.Margaret Atwood -- Alias Grace
- But Nebraska did not endorse the position of its junior Senator.John F. Kennedy -- Profiles in Courage
- But Harris's theory was duly endorsed by a slate of heavyweights.Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner -- Freakonomics
- Although Adam never endorsed anyone, I didn't hesitate to let our comrades know who was favored.Robert A. Heinlein -- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
- Not exactly a ringing endorsement.Rick Riordan -- The Blood of Olympus
- He stopped every attempt to draw Mrs. Gail Wynand into public life—to head committees, sponsor charity drives, endorse crusades.Ayn Rand -- The Fountainhead
- Despite the official endorsement, their faces still showed the doubt and fear they felt.James A. Owen -- Here, There be Dragons
- Fifty times had Ezra Stowbody informed the public that Carol had once asked, "Shall I indorse this check on the back?"Sinclair Lewis -- Main Street
- He had a state-endorsed mandate to tie down disobedient little girls with leather straps.Stieg Larsson -- The Girl Who Played with Fire
- This was a good portion of her day, the touring of various departments, the introduction of new products, either Circle-made or Circle-endorsed.Dave Eggers -- The Circle
- That doesn't sound too good, sounds like an endorsement of nonconformity.Neal Stephenson -- Snow Crash
- A week later its board endorsed her effort.Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky
(editor's note: Today we would more commonly use endorse.)