Verb

• S: (v) back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support (be behind; approve of) "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
• S: (v) second, back, endorse, indorse (give support or one's approval to) "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
• verb group
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• Somebody ----s something
• S: (v) certify, endorse, indorse (guarantee as meeting a certain standard) "certified grade AAA meat"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) guarantee, warrant (stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of) "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"
• derivationally related form
• W: (adj) certifiable [Related to: certify] (capable of being guaranteed or certified) "a certifiable fact"
• W: (n) certification [Related to: certify] (a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts)
• W: (n) certification [Related to: certify] (validating the authenticity of something or someone)
• W: (n) certification [Related to: certify] (the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on)
• W: (n) certificate [Related to: certify] (a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts)
• W: (n) endorsement [Related to: endorse] (formal and explicit approval) "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
• W: (n) indorsement [Related to: indorse] (formal and explicit approval) "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
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• S: (v) endorse, indorse (sign as evidence of legal transfer) "endorse cheques"