Antonyms for endorsing
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : en-dawrs |
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈdɔrs |
Definition of endorsing
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]
- verb support, authorize
- verb countersign a check
- But he preserved an unflinching, endorsing, gravity of expression.
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
- He will certainly, as you say, insist on my endorsing the resolution he has made for himself.
- Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson
- At his request, I followed with a short address, endorsing what he had said.
- Extract from : « On the Indian Trail » by Egerton Ryerson Young
- But as for endorsing him—no, not until he has given further proof.
- Extract from : « The Blind Spot » by Austin Hall
- He hastened to atone for it by endorsing the cheque 'Smith and Co.' at once.
- Extract from : « Rogues and Vagabonds » by George R. Sims
- I have just come in, and take pleasure in endorsing the above letter.
- Extract from : « Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love » by Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton
- Mr. McL—— was allowed to resign from the fellowship after being called to trial for endorsing ——'s pure malt whisky.
- Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
- Twenty-one of the remaining twenty-four States ratified the amendment, endorsing thereby the action of Congress.
- Extract from : « The Struggle between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction » by Charles Ernest Chadsey
- Constantly accused of endorsing "Free Love" doctrines, he as constantly repudiated the charge.
- Extract from : « Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume II (of 2) » by Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson
- “Nothing more than our rights,” observes Tarry; the Dane and the Dutchman also endorsing the proposal.
- Extract from : « The Flag of Distress » by Mayne Reid
Synonyms for endorsing
- accredit
- add one's name to
- advocate
- affirm
- approve
- attest
- authenticate
- autograph
- back
- back up
- bless
- boost
- certify
- champion
- commend
- confirm
- cosign
- countenance
- defend
- favor
- give a boost to
- give green light
- give one's word
- give the go-ahead
- give the nod
- go along with
- go to bat for
- go with
- guarantee
- lend one's name to
- notarize
- okay
- praise
- push
- put John Hancock on
- put signature on
- ratify
- recommend
- rubber-stamp
- sanction
- say amen to
- second
- sign
- sign off on
- sign on dotted line
- stand behind
- stand up for
- stump for
- subscribe
- subscribe to
- superscribe
- sustain
- undersign
- underwrite
- uphold
- vouch for
- warrant
- witness
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