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COSIGN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sign and endorse (another person's signature), as for a loan
Synonyms:
co-sign; cosign
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "cosign" is one way to...):
endorse; indorse (sign as evidence of legal transfer)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
cosigner (a signer in addition to the principal signer (to verify the authenticity of the principal signature or to provide surety))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Example:
Husband and wife co-signed the lease
Synonyms:
co-sign; cosign
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "cosign" is one way to...):
formalise; formalize; validate (declare or make legally valid)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
cosigner (one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration))