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Endorsement

Same as Indorsement.

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Narrower term 4

Aegis 76% connected

A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.

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Auspices 76% connected

of Auspice

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Protection 76% connected

The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

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Visa 76% connected

See Vis/.

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Broader term 6

Agreement 76% connected

State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the mem…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Approval 76% connected

Approbation; sanction.

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Commendation 76% connected

The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.

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Publicity 76% connected

The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.

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Signature 76% connected

A sign, stamp, or mark impressed, as by a seal.

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Support 76% connected

To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 6

Back 74% connected

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Back 74% connected

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Endorse 74% connected

Same as Indorse.

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Endorse 74% connected

Same as Indorse.

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Indorse 74% connected

To cover the back of; to load or burden.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Indorse 74% connected

To cover the back of; to load or burden.

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Synonym 6

Countenance 92% connected

To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Imprimatur 92% connected

A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval of that which is published.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Indorsement 92% connected

The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sanction 92% connected

Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; es…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Second 92% connected

Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Warrant 92% connected

That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which on…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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