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Endorse
I endorse that statement. I accept it; I fully accord with it.
The allusion is to the commercial practice of writing your name on the
back of a bill of exchange or promissory note if you choose to make
yourself responsible for it. (Latin, in-dorsum, on the back.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Endorse from Infoplease:
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