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endorse
en·dorse / enˈdôrs/ • v. [tr.] 1. declare one's public approval or support of: the report was endorsed by the college. ∎ recommend (a product) in an advertisement. 2. sign (a check or bill of exchange) on the back as payee or to make it payable to someone other than the stated payee. ∎ (usu. be endorsed on) write (a comment) on the front or back of a document. DERIVATIVES: en·dors·a·ble adj. en·dors·er n. |
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"endorse." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "endorse." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-endorse.html "endorse." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-endorse.html |
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endorse write, put one's signature, etc., on the back of XVI; (after endorsement ratification XVII) confirm, countenance XIX. — medL. indorsāre, f. IN-1 + L. dorsum back.
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T. F. HOAD. "endorse." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "endorse." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-endorse.html T. F. HOAD. "endorse." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-endorse.html |
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ENDORSETo sign a paper or document, thereby making it possible for the rights represented therein to pass to another individual. Also spelled indorse. |
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"Endorse." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Endorse." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701604.html "Endorse." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701604.html |
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endorse
•coarse, corse, course, divorce, endorse (US indorse), enforce, force, gorse, hoarse, horse, morse, Norse, perforce, reinforce, sauce, source, torse
•Wilberforce • workforce • packhorse
•carthorse • racehorse • sea horse
•hobby horse • Whitehorse
•sawhorse, warhorse
•clothes horse • shire horse
•workhorse • racecourse • concourse
•intercourse • watercourse
•outsource
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"endorse." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "endorse." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-endorse.html "endorse." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-endorse.html |
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