What could be an alternative word implying 'to endorse someone'?
On professional social network sites (like LinkedIn) there are terms like 'recommend someone' or 'endorse someone'. What could be an alternative term that is somewhat lighter in meaning as compared to endorsing someone, but rather more inclined towards meaning 'to appreciate someone in academic or professional context or to appreciate his works'?
I need to use a noun as well as a verb of the term.
Solution 1:
A few possibilities:
- to support/to back.
- to value
Solution 2:
How about this:
Approve/Approof/Approval
Advance/advancement
Solution 3:
How about associate:
noun
a partner or colleague in business or at workverb
( associate oneself with) allow oneself to be connected with or seen to be supportive of
Solution 4:
I don't know the context you are going for, so maybe too lighthearted, but if you're leaning away from the "endorse" or "vouch for" idea, maybe you just want something that casually indicates that we could/did hang out together such as, "High Fives" or "Lunches with."