approve vs endorse

approve

verb
  • To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory. 

  • 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. 

  • To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept. 

  • To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of. 

endorse

verb
  • To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly. 

  • To report (a symptom); to describe. 

  • 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. 

  • To give an endorsement. 

noun
  • A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale. 

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