Endorse vs. Approve — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Endorse and Approve
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Endorse
To express approval of or give support to, especially by public statement; sanction
Endorse a change in policy.
Endorse a political candidate.
Approve
To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction
The Senate approved the treaty.
Endorse
To recommend (a product), often in exchange for payment, as in an advertisement.
Approve
To consider right or good
"He came to ask me ... whether I approved his choice altogether" (Jane Austen).
Endorse
To write one's signature on the back of (a check) to obtain the amount payable or to make the amount payable available to a third party or to the bearer.
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Approve
(Obsolete)To prove or attest.
Endorse
To write one's signature on the back of (an instrument) to transfer the rights available under that instrument to another party.
Approve
To show, feel, or express approval
We didn't approve of the decision.
Endorse
To place (one's signature), as on a contract, to indicate approval of its contents or terms.
Approve
(transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.
Although we may disagree with it, we must nevertheless approve the sentence handed down by the court-martial.
Endorse
To acknowledge (receipt of payment) by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument.
Approve
(transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.
We approve the measure of the administration, for it is an excellent decision.
Endorse
To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly.
The president endorsed John Smith as senator.
Approve
To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
Endorse
To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.
Approve
To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept.
Her mother never approves of any of her boyfriends. She thinks nobody is good enough for her little girl.
Endorse
To give an endorsement.
Approve
To show to be worthy; to demonstrate the merits of.
Endorse
(medicine) To report (a symptom); to describe.
Approve
To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit — said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.
Endorse
(heraldry) A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.
Approve
To show to be real or true; to prove.
Wouldst thou approve thy constancy? ApproveFirst thy obedience.
Endorse
Same as Indorse.
Approve
To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.
Opportunities to approve . . . worth.
He had approved himself a great warrior.
'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true.
His account . . . approves him a man of thought.
Endorse
A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width (according to some writers, one eighth).
Approve
To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to approve the decision of a court-martial.
Endorse
Be behind; approve of;
He plumped for the Labor Party
I backed Kennedy in 1960
Approve
To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of; as, we approve the measured of the administration.
Endorse
Give support or one's approval to;
I'll second that motion
I can't back this plan
Endorse a new project
Approve
To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
The first care and concern must be to approve himself to God.
They had not approved of the deposition of James.
They approved of the political institutions.
Endorse
Guarantee as meeting a certain standard;
Certified grade AAA meat
Approve
To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit; - said esp. of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.
Endorse
Of documents or cheques
Approve
Give sanction to;
I approve of his educational policies
Approve
Judge to be right or commendable; think well of
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