disendorse
disendorse verb: to cease to endorse; to withdraw endorsement.
Verb
disendorse (third-person singular simple present disendorses, present participle disendorsing, simple past and past participle disendorsed)
- To cease to endorse; to withdraw endorsement.
- Even though firmly disendorsed by Mayor Jane M. Byrne of Chicago in a fearful Democratic Party squabble, Illinois State Senator Richard M. Daley, son of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley, won election as Cook County State's Attorney last week.1980 November 9, “Headliners: Victory, Chicago-Style”, in New York Times, retrieved 26 May 2013
- On the third day of the campaign, Labor has been forced to disendorse and expel its candidate in the unwinnable seat of Southern Downs.2012 February 21, Sean Parnell, “Queensland state election campaign takes bitter turn”, in The Australian, retrieved 26 May 2013
- Synonyms:
- sanction
Synonyms of disendorse
Forms of disendorse
| third-person singular present | disendorses |
|---|---|
| present participle | disendorsing |
| past participle | disendorsed |
| past | disendorsed |
Origin of disendorse
From dis- + endorse.
Questions about disendorse
- What does disendorse mean?
- Disendorse means to cease to endorse; to withdraw endorsement.
- What part of speech is disendorse?
- Disendorse is a verb.
- What is the past tense of disendorse?
- The past tense of disendorse is disendorsed.
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