lend (one's) name to (something)

lend (one's) name to (something)

To give one's formal and public support to something; to allow oneself or one's name to be associated with something. Now that we've got a big movie star lending his name to our campaign, we're finally starting to get the traction we've wanted.
See also: lend, name
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lend your name to something

allow yourself to be publicly associated with something.
See also: lend, name, something
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lend your ˈname to something

(formal) let it be known in public that you support or agree with something: Famous actors sometimes lend their names to political causes.
See also: lend, name, something
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See also:
  • be replaced by (someone or something)
  • be replaced with (someone or something)
  • be remembered as (something)
  • be remembered as/for something
  • a ball and chain
  • ball and chain
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • at expense
  • at (one's) expense