Endorse vs Authorize - What's the difference?
endorse | authorize |
To support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature.
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.
(heraldiccharge) A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.
English words prefixed with en-
To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).
To permit (something), to sanction or consent to (something).
As verbs the difference between endorse and authorize
is that endorse is to support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature while authorize is to grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something).As a noun endorse
is a diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.endorse
English
(Endorsement)Alternative forms
* indorseVerb
Derived terms
* disendorse * endorsementNoun
(en noun)Usage notes
When a narrow, vertical stripe appears in a coat of arms, it is usually termed a (pallet) when used as the primary charge in the absence of a pale''. The term ''endorse'' is typically used only when the stripes flank a central and wider ''pale''. Diminutive stripes flanking other ''ordinaries are termed (term).References
authorize
English
Alternative forms
* authorise (British) * authourise (rare) * authourize (rare)Verb
(authoriz)- The General Assembly authorized the Council to take up the matter.
- The judge authorized the wiretapping.