cosign

See also: co-sign

English

Alternative forms

• co-sign

Etymology

co- +‎ sign

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊ.saɪn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊ.saɪn/
• Homophone: cosine

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Verb

cosign (third-person singular simple present cosigns, present participle cosigning, simple past and past participle cosigned)

1. To sign a document jointly with another person, sometimes as an endorsement.
2. (African-American Vernacular, slang) To agree with or endorse
   • 2019 July 19, Noah Kulwin, “Democrats Fail the Left, Once Again”, in Jewish Currents‎^[1]:

     [Ilhan] Omar was left twisting in the wind earlier this year after facing spurious charges of antisemitism, a display of Democratic cowardice co-signed by Chelsea Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and most every other Democrat with a congressional leadership position.

Derived terms

• cosignatory

Translations

to sign a document jointly with another person

• French: cosigner (fr)
• German: mitunterzeichnen
• Italian: cofirmare
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• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: coassinar
• Spanish: firmar conjuntamente (es)

Noun

cosign (plural cosigns)

1. The promotion of one musical artist (usually less successful) by another.
   • 2013, Jesse Atkinson, The Independent Music Grind:

     Also, you can't base your entire career on cosigns and big features. At some point, your music has to stand on its own.

Anagrams

• Scogin, coigns, cosing, incogs