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Antonyms for endorsed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : en-dawrs
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈdɔrs



Definition of endorsed

Origin :
  • late 14c. endosse "alteration," from Old French endosser (12c.), literally "to put on back," from en- "put on" (see en- (1)) + dos "back," from Latin dossum, variant of dorsum.
  • Sense of "confirm, approve" (by signing on the back) is recorded in English first in 1847. Assimilated 16c. in form to Medieval Latin indorsare. Related: Endorsed; endorsing.
  • You can endorse, literally, a cheque or other papers, &, metaphorically, a claim or argument, but to talk of endorsing material things other than papers is a solecism. [Fowler]
  • adj signed
Example sentences :
  • Thus it is usual for the husband's deeds to be endorsed by the wife, while he did not endorse hers.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • It was his own demand note, payable to John Starkweather and endorsed by him to Mirabelle.
  • Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
  • It wasn't Abbot who endorsed him at all, except by silence and sufferance, you may say.
  • Extract from : « A War-Time Wooing » by Charles King
  • And how true was that sentiment which had been endorsed by the peace party.
  • Extract from : « The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes » by James Quay Howard
  • Von Eichthal had endorsed my views, and wrote to me on Fusang.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • And Kilshaw endorsed his chief's views in less measured tones.
  • Extract from : « Half a Hero » by Anthony Hope
  • And any action he might take here would be endorsed at Manila?
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts in the Philippines » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • He endorsed it, went off and returned in ten minutes with the money.
  • Extract from : « The Beach of Dreams » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
  • Complimentary as this was, she did not flatter herself that they had endorsed woman's rights.
  • Extract from : « Susan B. Anthony » by Alma Lutz
  • It was endorsed with laughter as they pressed around Morgan to cut off his escape.
  • Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden

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