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Incite vs Endorse - What's the difference?

incite | endorse |

As verbs the difference between incite and endorse

is that incite is while endorse is to support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature.

As a noun endorse is

(heraldiccharge) a diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.

incite

English

Verb

(incit)
  • To rouse, stir up or excite.
    • The judge was told by the accused that his friends had to incite him to commit the crime.

    Related terms

    * incitement * inciteful * incitive

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    endorse

    English

    (Endorsement)

    Alternative forms

    * indorse

    Verb

  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    * disendorse * endorsement

    Related terms

    * dorsal

    Noun

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

    • 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).

    Related terms

    * endorsed

    References

    English words prefixed with en-