Difference between Endorse and Back

What is the difference between Endorse and Back?

Endorse as a verb is to support, to back, to give one's approval to, especially officially or by signature while Back as a verb is (not comparable) to or in a previous condition or place.

Endorse

Part of speech: verb

Definition: 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 when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it To give or receive an endorsement

Example sentence: I'm a computer scientist by training. I'm also the author of three books, all of which endorse the use of biotechnology to improve the human condition. In the most recent of these, 'The Infinite Resource,' I talk about the power of innovation to save the world.

Back

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Near the rear.Not current.Far from the main area.Produced in the back of the mouth.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The rear of body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.The spine and associated tissues.The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.That which is farthest away from the front.Area behind, such as the backyard of a houseThe part of something that goes last.The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.The edge of a book which is bound.The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.That part of the body that bears clothing.In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.The keel and keelson of a ship.The inside margin of a page.The roof of a horizontal underground passage.Effort, usually physical.Large and attractive buttocks.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: (Not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.Away from the front or from an edge.In a manner that impedes.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To go in the reverse direction.To support.the change direction contrary to its normal pattern (anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in the southern)to brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the shipto lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power

Example sentence: An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

We hope you now know whether to use Endorse or Back in your sentence.

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