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endorse

[en-dawrs] / ɛnˈdɔrs /
VERB
support, authorize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advocate affirm approve back commend confirm defend favor okay praise ratify recommend sanction uphold
STRONG
accredit attest authenticate bless boost certify champion countenance guarantee push second sustain underwrite warrant witness
WEAK
back up 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 lend one's name to rubber-stamp stand behind stand up for stump for subscribe to vouch for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attack censure criticize deny disagree disapprove discourage dissuade invalidate oppose refuse reject renounce veto
STRONG
halt
WEAK
protest repel unauthorize
VERB
countersign a check
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sign
STRONG
authenticate autograph cosign notarize subscribe superscribe undersign underwrite
WEAK
add one's name to put John Hancock on put signature on rubber-stamp say amen to sign off on sign on dotted line
Antonyms
WEAK
censure disapprove oppose protest reject repel unauthorize

Example Sentences

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“I wouldn’t be surprised if the prevailing wisdom there is we better not endorse anybody, because we don’t want to tilt this one way or the other.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

If the race is not decided in the June 2 primary, DSA-LA can still endorse a candidate in the runoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as you can imagine, doesn’t endorse “Mormon Wives” for many reasons.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

But it isn’t at all clear whether they would endorse one in a national vote, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Today few Christians would endorse this argument, but that doesn’t make it any easier to assign the correct degree of blame to their ancestors.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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