defend vs endorse

defend and endorse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defend	No	No	Yes	No
endorse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, endorse is a hypernym of defend; that is, endorse is a word with a broader meaning than defend:

Other hypernyms of defend include back, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support.

defend (verb)	endorse (verb)
argue or speak in defense of	sign as evidence of legal transfer
state or assert	be behind; approve of
be on the defensive; act against an attack	guarantee as meeting a certain standard
protect against a challenge or attack	give support or one's approval to
protect or fight for as a champion
fight against or resist strongly
be the defense counsel for someone in a trial