To affix one's signature to

• undersign

  1. To sign one's name at the bottom of (a letter or document).

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  1. To sign one's name at the bottom of (a letter or document).

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• subscribe

  1. To pledge or contribute (a sum of money).
  2. To sign (one's name) at the end of a document, especially to attest to or authenticate it.
  3. To sign one's name to (a document) in attestation, testimony, or consent:

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  1. To pledge or contribute (a sum of money).
  2. To sign (one's name) at the end of a document, especially to attest to or authenticate it.
  3. To sign one's name to (a document) in attestation, testimony, or consent:

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• sign

  1. Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality:
  2. An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command:
  3. Sign language.

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  1. Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality:
  2. An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command:
  3. Sign language.

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• inscribe

  1. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface.
  2. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters.
  3. To enter (a name) on a list or in a register.

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  1. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface.
  2. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters.
  3. To enter (a name) on a list or in a register.

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• autograph

  1. A person's own signature or handwriting.
  2. A manuscript in the author's handwriting.
  3. To write one's name or signature on or in; sign:

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  1. A person's own signature or handwriting.
  2. A manuscript in the author's handwriting.
  3. To write one's name or signature on or in; sign:

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To give one's consent to

• ok

  1. Satisfactory or agreeable; acceptable:
  2. Correct:
  3. Barely satisfactory; mediocre:

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  1. Satisfactory or agreeable; acceptable:
  2. Correct:
  3. Barely satisfactory; mediocre:

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• sanction

  1. Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid.
  2. Support or encouragement, as from public opinion or established custom.
  3. A consideration, influence, or principle that dictates an ethical choice.

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  1. Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid.
  2. Support or encouragement, as from public opinion or established custom.
  3. A consideration, influence, or principle that dictates an ethical choice.

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• permit

  1. To allow the doing of (something); consent to:
  2. To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize:
  3. To afford opportunity or possibility for:

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  1. To allow the doing of (something); consent to:
  2. To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize:
  3. To afford opportunity or possibility for:

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• let

  1. To give permission or opportunity to; allow:
  2. To cause to; make:
  3. Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a command, request, or proposal:

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  1. To give permission or opportunity to; allow:
  2. To cause to; make:
  3. Used as an auxiliary in the imperative to express a command, request, or proposal:

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• consent

  1. To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree:
  2. To be of the same mind or opinion.
  3. Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence.

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  1. To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree:
  2. To be of the same mind or opinion.
  3. Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence.

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• authorize

  1. To grant authority or power to.
  2. To give permission for (something); sanction:

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  1. To grant authority or power to.
  2. To give permission for (something); sanction:

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• approve

  1. To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction:
  2. To consider right or good:
  3. To prove or attest.

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  1. To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction:
  2. To consider right or good:
  3. To prove or attest.

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• approbate

  1. To sanction officially; authorize.

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  1. To sanction officially; authorize.

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• allow

  1. To let do or happen; permit:
  2. To permit the presence of:
  3. To permit to have:

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  1. To let do or happen; permit:
  2. To permit the presence of:
  3. To permit to have:

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To aid the cause of by approving or favoring

• uphold

  1. To hold aloft; raise:
  2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
  3. To maintain or affirm:

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  1. To hold aloft; raise:
  2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
  3. To maintain or affirm:

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• support

  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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• stand by

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.
  2. (idiomatic) To remain loyal or faithful to.
  3. To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.

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  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.
  2. (idiomatic) To remain loyal or faithful to.
  3. To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation.

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• stand behind

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see stand,"Ž behind.
  2. (idiomatic) To support; express one's support

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see stand,"Ž behind.
  2. (idiomatic) To support; express one's support

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• side with

  1. To choose to take the same point of view as (someone).

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  1. To choose to take the same point of view as (someone).

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• recommend

  1. To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse:
  2. To make attractive or acceptable:
  3. To advise or counsel:

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  1. To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse:
  2. To make attractive or acceptable:
  3. To advise or counsel:

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• plump for

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• get behind

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• champion

  1. One that wins first place or first prize in a competition.
  2. One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner:
  3. An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person:

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  1. One that wins first place or first prize in a competition.
  2. One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner:
  3. An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person:

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• back

  1. The part of the trunk of the human body along and to the sides of the spine between the neck and the pelvis; the dorsum.
  2. The analogous dorsal region in other animals.
  3. The backbone or spine.

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  1. The part of the trunk of the human body along and to the sides of the spine between the neck and the pelvis; the dorsum.
  2. The analogous dorsal region in other animals.
  3. The backbone or spine.

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• advocate

  1. To speak, plead, or argue in favor of:
  2. To act as an advocate:
  3. One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender:

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  1. To speak, plead, or argue in favor of:
  2. To act as an advocate:
  3. One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender:

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To establish as true or genuine

• verify

  1. To demonstrate the truth or accuracy of, as by the presentation of evidence:
  2. To attest to the truth of (something) formally or under oath.
  3. To make a formal verification in support of (a pleading).

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  1. To demonstrate the truth or accuracy of, as by the presentation of evidence:
  2. To attest to the truth of (something) formally or under oath.
  3. To make a formal verification in support of (a pleading).

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• validate

  1. To establish the soundness, accuracy, or legitimacy of:
  2. To declare or make legally valid:
  3. To mark with an indication of official sanction:

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  1. To establish the soundness, accuracy, or legitimacy of:
  2. To declare or make legally valid:
  3. To mark with an indication of official sanction:

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• substantiate

  1. To prove the truth of or support with proof or evidence:
  2. To give substance to; make real or actual.

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  1. To prove the truth of or support with proof or evidence:
  2. To give substance to; make real or actual.

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• show

  1. To cause or allow to be seen; display:
  2. To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition:
  3. To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.

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  1. To cause or allow to be seen; display:
  2. To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition:
  3. To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.

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• prove

  1. To establish the truth or validity of (something) by the presentation of argument or evidence:
  2. To demonstrate the reality of (something):
  3. To show (oneself) to be what is specified or to have a certain characteristic:

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  1. To establish the truth or validity of (something) by the presentation of argument or evidence:
  2. To demonstrate the reality of (something):
  3. To show (oneself) to be what is specified or to have a certain characteristic:

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• evidence

  1. A thing or set of things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment:
  2. Something indicative; an indication or set of indications:
  3. The means by which an allegation may be proven, such as oral testimony, documents, or physical objects.

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  1. A thing or set of things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment:
  2. Something indicative; an indication or set of indications:
  3. The means by which an allegation may be proven, such as oral testimony, documents, or physical objects.

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• establish

  1. To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.
  2. To bring about; generate or effect:
  3. To place or settle in a secure position or condition:

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  1. To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.
  2. To bring about; generate or effect:
  3. To place or settle in a secure position or condition:

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• demonstrate

  1. To show clearly and deliberately; manifest:
  2. To show to be true by reasoning or adducing evidence; prove:
  3. To present by experiments, examples, or practical application; explain and illustrate:

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  1. To show clearly and deliberately; manifest:
  2. To show to be true by reasoning or adducing evidence; prove:
  3. To present by experiments, examples, or practical application; explain and illustrate:

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• corroborate

  1. To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain.

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  1. To strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain.

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• confirm

  1. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify:
  2. To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).
  3. To make firmer; strengthen:

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  1. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify:
  2. To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).
  3. To make firmer; strengthen:

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• bear out

  1. To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.

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  1. To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.

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• authenticate

  1. To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine:

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  1. To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine:

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To inscribe one's name

• put one's John Hancock on

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• autograph a check

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• sign-on-the-dotted-line

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To formalize an agreement.

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  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To formalize an agreement.

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• say amen to

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• put the seal to

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• make over

  1. (idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them
  2. (idiomatic) (of a person, particularly a woman) To create a new physical look, especially with a new hairstyle, cosmetics, or clothes
  3. (idiomatic) (of a career, public image, etc.) To improve upon and/or take in a new direction

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  1. (idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them
  2. (idiomatic) (of a person, particularly a woman) To create a new physical look, especially with a new hairstyle, cosmetics, or clothes
  3. (idiomatic) (of a career, public image, etc.) To improve upon and/or take in a new direction

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• pay over

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• initial

  1. Of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first:
  2. Designating the first letter or letters of a word.
  3. The first letter of a proper name.

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  1. Of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first:
  2. Designating the first letter or letters of a word.
  3. The first letter of a proper name.

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• legalize

  1. To make legal or lawful; authorize or sanction by law:

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  1. To make legal or lawful; authorize or sanction by law:

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• validate

  1. To establish the soundness, accuracy, or legitimacy of:
  2. To declare or make legally valid:
  3. To mark with an indication of official sanction:

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  1. To establish the soundness, accuracy, or legitimacy of:
  2. To declare or make legally valid:
  3. To mark with an indication of official sanction:

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• notarize

  1. To certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document, for example) as a notary public.

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  1. To certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document, for example) as a notary public.

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• authorize

  1. To grant authority or power to.
  2. To give permission for (something); sanction:

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  1. To grant authority or power to.
  2. To give permission for (something); sanction:

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• superscribe

  1. To write on the outside or upper part of (a letter, for example).
  2. To write (a name or an address, for example) on the top or outside.

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  1. To write on the outside or upper part of (a letter, for example).
  2. To write (a name or an address, for example) on the top or outside.

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• subscribe

  1. To pledge or contribute (a sum of money).
  2. To sign (one's name) at the end of a document, especially to attest to or authenticate it.
  3. To sign one's name to (a document) in attestation, testimony, or consent:

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  1. To pledge or contribute (a sum of money).
  2. To sign (one's name) at the end of a document, especially to attest to or authenticate it.
  3. To sign one's name to (a document) in attestation, testimony, or consent:

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• inscribe one's signature

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• sign one's name on

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• underwrite

  1. To assume financial responsibility for; agree to pay the costs of:
  2. To supply with funding, especially as a sponsor:
  3. To sign (an insurance policy) so as to assume liability in case of specified losses.

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  1. To assume financial responsibility for; agree to pay the costs of:
  2. To supply with funding, especially as a sponsor:
  3. To sign (an insurance policy) so as to assume liability in case of specified losses.

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• countersign

  1. To sign (a previously signed document) to vouch for the authenticity of the document.
  2. A second or confirming signature on a previously signed document.
  3. A sign or signal to be given to a sentry in order to obtain passage; a password.

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  1. To sign (a previously signed document) to vouch for the authenticity of the document.
  2. A second or confirming signature on a previously signed document.
  3. A sign or signal to be given to a sentry in order to obtain passage; a password.

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• put one's signature on

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• sign

  1. Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality:
  2. An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command:
  3. Sign language.

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  1. Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality:
  2. An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command:
  3. Sign language.

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To indicate one's active support of

• go to bat for

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• get behind

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• back up

  1. See backup.

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  1. See backup.

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• ok

  1. Satisfactory or agreeable; acceptable:
  2. Correct:
  3. Barely satisfactory; mediocre:

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  1. Satisfactory or agreeable; acceptable:
  2. Correct:
  3. Barely satisfactory; mediocre:

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• give one's word for

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• champion

  1. One that wins first place or first prize in a competition.
  2. One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner:
  3. An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person:

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  1. One that wins first place or first prize in a competition.
  2. One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner:
  3. An ardent defender or supporter of a cause or another person:

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• defend

  1. To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
  2. To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
  3. To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).

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  1. To make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:
  2. To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
  3. To attempt to prevent the opposition from scoring while playing in or near (a goal or area of a field, for example).

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• praise

  1. Expression of approval, commendation, or admiration.
  2. The extolling or exaltation of a deity, ruler, or hero.
  3. A reason for praise; merit.

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  1. Expression of approval, commendation, or admiration.
  2. The extolling or exaltation of a deity, ruler, or hero.
  3. A reason for praise; merit.

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• commend

  1. To express approval of; praise:
  2. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend:
  3. To cause to be worthy of recommendation:

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  1. To express approval of; praise:
  2. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend:
  3. To cause to be worthy of recommendation:

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• recommend

  1. To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse:
  2. To make attractive or acceptable:
  3. To advise or counsel:

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  1. To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse:
  2. To make attractive or acceptable:
  3. To advise or counsel:

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• uphold

  1. To hold aloft; raise:
  2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
  3. To maintain or affirm:

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  1. To hold aloft; raise:
  2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support:
  3. To maintain or affirm:

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• vouch-for

  1. (idiomatic) To affirm the truth or reliability of.

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  1. (idiomatic) To affirm the truth or reliability of.

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• stand behind

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see stand,"Ž behind.
  2. (idiomatic) To support; express one's support

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see stand,"Ž behind.
  2. (idiomatic) To support; express one's support

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• stand up for

  1. To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).

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  1. To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).

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• lend one's name to

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• support

  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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  1. To bear the weight of, especially from below; keep from falling, sinking, or slipping:
  2. To bear or hold up (an amount of weight):
  3. To keep from weakening or failing; give confidence or comfort to:

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• underwrite

  1. To assume financial responsibility for; agree to pay the costs of:
  2. To supply with funding, especially as a sponsor:
  3. To sign (an insurance policy) so as to assume liability in case of specified losses.

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  1. To assume financial responsibility for; agree to pay the costs of:
  2. To supply with funding, especially as a sponsor:
  3. To sign (an insurance policy) so as to assume liability in case of specified losses.

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• guarantee

  1. Something that assures a particular outcome or condition:
  2. A promise or assurance, especially one given in writing, that attests to the quality or durability of a product or service.
  3. A pledge that something will be performed in a specified manner.

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  1. Something that assures a particular outcome or condition:
  2. A promise or assurance, especially one given in writing, that attests to the quality or durability of a product or service.
  3. A pledge that something will be performed in a specified manner.

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• back

  1. The part of the trunk of the human body along and to the sides of the spine between the neck and the pelvis; the dorsum.
  2. The analogous dorsal region in other animals.
  3. The backbone or spine.

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  1. The part of the trunk of the human body along and to the sides of the spine between the neck and the pelvis; the dorsum.
  2. The analogous dorsal region in other animals.
  3. The backbone or spine.

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• sponsor

  1. One who assumes responsibility for another person or a group during a period of instruction, apprenticeship, or probation.
  2. One who vouches for the suitability of a candidate for admission, as to an organization.
  3. A legislator who proposes and urges adoption of a bill.

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  1. One who assumes responsibility for another person or a group during a period of instruction, apprenticeship, or probation.
  2. One who vouches for the suitability of a candidate for admission, as to an organization.
  3. A legislator who proposes and urges adoption of a bill.

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• ratify

  1. To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm:

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  1. To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm:

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• sanction

  1. Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid.
  2. Support or encouragement, as from public opinion or established custom.
  3. A consideration, influence, or principle that dictates an ethical choice.

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  1. Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid.
  2. Support or encouragement, as from public opinion or established custom.
  3. A consideration, influence, or principle that dictates an ethical choice.

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• confirm

  1. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify:
  2. To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).
  3. To make firmer; strengthen:

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  1. To support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify:
  2. To reaffirm the establishment of (a reservation or advance arrangement).
  3. To make firmer; strengthen:

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• approve

  1. To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction:
  2. To consider right or good:
  3. To prove or attest.

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  1. To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction:
  2. To consider right or good:
  3. To prove or attest.

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