# endorses

Pronunciation: US say "in-DAWRS-iz" /ɪnˈdɔɹsɪz/; say "in-DAWS-iz" UK /ɪnˈdɔːsɪz/, AUS /ɪnˈdoːsɪz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of endorse. — third-person singular simple present indicative of endorse
   - Simple: The form of endorse used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The newspaper formally endorses one candidate ahead of each election._
   - _A board member who endorses the merger must declare any conflict of interest._

## Noun

2. Plural of endorse. In heraldry, narrow vertical stripes on a shield. — plural of endorse
   - Simple: Plural of endorse. A rare heraldry word for thin upright stripes on a coat of arms.
   - _The shield bore two endorses flanking the central vertical band._
   - _The student could not tell the endorses from the narrow pallets on the shield._

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