All 3 Uses of
endorse
in
Black: The Birth of Evil
- Tom was too far into their game to suggest anything but wholehearted endorsement now.†
Chpt 14 *endorsement = the act or process of approving or supporting
- Any such suggestion or any endorsement of any such suggestion would be poison to the value of Raison Pharmaceutical stock.†
Chpt 17
- I'll make the calls without your official endorsement.†
Chpt 24
Definitions:
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(1)
(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
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, the British use endorse to reference adding a violation to someone's driving record.