disendorse en · VERB
Etymology
From dis- + endorse.
Meanings
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(transitive) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disendorses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disendorsed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disendorsed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disendorsing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |