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underwrite
 
Verb underwrite has 2 senses
  1. underwrite, subvention, subvent - guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"
    --1 is one way to undertake, guarantee
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue underwrite the movie
  2. cover, insure, underwrite - protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this"
    --2 is one way to guarantee, warrant
    Derived forms: noun underwriter2, noun underwriter3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
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