Preendorse

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To give approval or support to something before it has been formally considered or officially decided
2. To back a plan, candidate, or proposal ahead of its formal review or the time when it would normally be endorsed
3. Expressing advance approval of an action, idea, or person before the usual process of endorsement takes place

Etymology: Endorsing a cheque once meant something literal: the signer wrote their name on the back of the paper. English took the verb from Anglo-French "endosser," built from "en-" and "dos," the French for back, which descends from Latin "dorsum." The physical act came first, and the figurative sense of backing a person or plan developed from it. The prefix "pre-" comes from Latin "prae," meaning "before," so this term means to endorse in advance. It is a transparent formation, made by attaching a common prefix to an existing verb, so its meaning follows directly from its parts. It is rare, and its first recorded use is not well documented.