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underwrite
Overview of verb underwrite
The verb underwrite has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) underwrite, subvention, subvent -- (guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank")
2. (1) cover, insure, underwrite -- (protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this")
Grep of noun underwrite
underwriter
Antonyms of verb underwrite
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb underwrite
2 senses of underwrite
Sense 1
underwrite, subvention, subvent
=> undertake, guarantee
=> promise, assure
=> declare
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
cover, insure, underwrite
=> guarantee, warrant
=> back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support
=> approve, O.K., okay, sanction
=> authorize, authorise, pass, clear
=> permit, allow, let, countenance
=> accept, consent, go for
=> react, respond
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb underwrite
1 of 2 senses of underwrite
Sense 2
cover, insure, underwrite
=> reinsure
=> indemnify
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb underwrite
2 senses of underwrite
Sense 1
underwrite, subvention, subvent
=> undertake, guarantee
Sense 2
cover, insure, underwrite
=> guarantee, warrant
'Cause To' of verb underwrite
Derived Forms of verb underwrite
1 of 2 senses of underwrite
Sense 2
cover, insure, underwrite
RELATED TO>(noun) underwriter#2
=> insurance broker, insurance agent, general agent, underwriter
RELATED TO>(noun) underwriter#3
=> insurance company, insurance firm, insurer, insurance underwriter, underwriter
Domain of verb underwrite
Domain Terms of verb underwrite
Familiarity of verb underwrite
underwrite used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb underwrite
2 senses of underwrite
Sense 1
underwrite, subvention, subvent
EX: Sam and Sue underwrite the movie
Sense 2
cover, insure, underwrite
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb underwrite
2 senses of underwrite
Sense 1
underwrite, subvention, subvent
> undertake, guarantee
=> underwrite, subvention, subvent
Sense 2
cover, insure, underwrite
> guarantee, warrant
=> cover, insure, underwrite
=> certify, endorse, indorse
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb underwrite
Sense 1
underwrite, subvention, subvent
=> undertake, guarantee
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Sense 2
cover, insure, underwrite
=> guarantee, warrant
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Grep of verb underwrite
underwrite
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