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

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Mr. Amodei broke with his competitors by endorsing a Biden executive order that imposed federal oversight of AI models.

From The Wall Street Journal

A pragmatist as well as an ideologue, Khamenei endorsed diplomacy when convenient.

From The Wall Street Journal

After record levels of immigration in the years that followed, many returned to Labour in 2024 to endorse Starmer, the current prime minister.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Champ clubs had previously rejected plans for a franchise-type model, but leading figures in the club game insist their board has been consulted throughout the process and have endorsed the recommendation.

From BBC

Ask former colleagues to endorse those two skills, too.

From MarketWatch

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