Endorse vs Refute - What's the difference?
endorse | refute |
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 prove (something) to be false or incorrect.
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To deny the truth or correctness of (something).
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As verbs the difference between endorse and refute
is that endorse is to support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature while refute is to prove (something) to be false or incorrect.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
refute
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Verb
(refut)Usage notes
The second meaning of (refute) (to deny the truth of) is proscribed as erroneous by some(compare Merriam Webster,1994). An alternative term with such a meaning is (repudiate), which means to reject or refuse to acknowledge, but without the implication of justification. However, this distinction does not exist in the original Latin , which can apply to both senses.