indorse

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ɪnˈdɔrs/ UK /ɪnˈdɔːs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to endorse; to sign the back of a document or give approval

He had to indorse the cheque before the bank would cash it.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to endorse; to sign the... endorse sign countersign approve sanction support

Opposites

oppose veto

Word family

Derived forms indorsementindorserindorsee

Related forms endorse dorsal

Etymology

A variant of endorse, from Medieval Latin indorsare, from Latin in- ('on') + dorsum ('back'); literally 'to write on the back of'.

in- Latin dorsum Latin

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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# indorse

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈdɔrs/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈdɔːs/

## Meanings
1. to endorse; to sign the back of a document or give approval

## Examples
- He had to indorse the cheque before the bank would cash it.

## Synonyms
- endorse
- sign
- countersign
- approve
- sanction
- support

## Antonyms
- oppose
- veto

## Derived Forms
- indorsement
- indorser
- indorsee

## Related Forms
- endorse
- dorsal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: in-
- Root: dorsum

## Etymology
A variant of endorse, from Medieval Latin indorsare, from Latin in- ('on') + dorsum ('back'); literally 'to write on the back of'.

## AI Etymology
indorse has the recorded history: A variant of endorse, from Medieval Latin indorsare, from Latin in- ('on') + dorsum ('back'); literally 'to write on the back of'. The path is chiefly one of transmission: the word passes through the named languages and forms, with each stage preserving part of the modern shape. In present English, the verb sense is "to endorse; to sign the back of a document or give approval", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as endorse and dorsal, and in derivatives such as indorsement, indorser, and indorsee. Its semantic neighborhood includes endorse, sign, countersign, and approve, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin in- and Latin dorsum.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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