[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

indorse \indorse"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. indorsed; p. pr. 
   vb. n. indorsing. ll. indorsare. see endorse. written
   also endorse.
   1913 webster
   1. to cover the back of; to load or burden. obs.
      1913 webster

            elephants indorsed with towers.       --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. to write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as
      a direction, heading, memorandum, or address.
      1913 webster

   3. law  com. to write one's name, alone or with other
      words, upon the back of a paper, for the purpose of
      transferring it, or to secure the payment of a note,
      draft, or the like; to guarantee the payment, fulfillment,
      performance, or validity of, or to certify something upon
      the back of a check, draft, writ, warrant of arrest,
      etc..
      1913 webster

   4. to give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by
      approval; to approve; as, to indorse an opinion.
      1913 webster

   to indorse in blank, to write one's name on the back of a
      note or bill, leaving a blank to be filled by the holder.
      1913 webster
see also:
indorsed indorsing endorse endorse to indorse in blank 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

endorse \endorse"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. endorsed; p. pr. 
   vb. n. endorsing. formerly endosse, fr. f. endosser to
   put on the back, to endorse; pref. en- l. in + dos back, l.
   dorsum. see dorsal, and cf. indorse.
   same as indorse.
   1913 webster

   note: both endorse and indorse are used by good writers; but
         the tendency is to the more general use of indorse and
         its derivatives indorsee, indorser, and indorsement.
         1913 webster
see also:
endorsed endorsing dorsal indorse 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

endorse \endorse"\, n. her.
   a subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its
   width according to some writers, one eighth.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

endorse
     v 1: be behind; approve of; "he plumped for the labor party"; "i
          backed kennedy in 1960" syn: back, indorse, plump
          for, plunk for, support
     2: give support or one's approval to; "i'll second that
        motion"; "i can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
        syn: second, back, indorse
     3: guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade
        aaa meat" syn: certify, indorse
     4: of documents or cheques syn: indorse
see also:
back indorse plump for plunk for support second 
certify 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

116 moby thesaurus words for "endorse":
   ok, abet, accede to, accept, accord to, accredit, admire, advocate,
   affirm, agree to, aid and abet, amen, approve, approve of, assent,
   assure, attest, authenticate, authorize, autograph, back, back up,
   be sponsor for, be willing, bless, bond, certify, champion,
   comfort, command, condescend, confirm, connive at, consent,
   consent to silently, cosign, countenance, countersecure,
   countersign, deign, elect, embolden, encourage, ensure, esteem,
   favor, give consent, give permission, give the go-ahead,
   give the imprimatur, give thumbs up, go along with, go for, grant,
   guarantee, guaranty, have no objection, hearten, hold with,
   indorse, initial, insure, keep in countenance, nod, nod assent,
   nominate, not refuse, notarize, okay, pass, pass on, pass upon,
   permit, ratify, recommend, respect, rubber stamp, sanction,
   say amen to, say aye, say yes, seal, second, secure, shine upon,
   sign, sign and seal, sign for, smile upon, sponsor, stand behind,
   stand by, stand up for, subscribe, subscribe to, support, sustain,
   swear and affirm, swear to, take kindly to, think well of,
   undersign, underwrite, uphold, validate, view with favor, visa,
   vise, vote, vote affirmatively, vote aye, vouch, warrant, wink at,
   witness, yield assent

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